... deoxycholate, cholanoic acid, and 3a,12a-dihydroxy-5b-cholanate, is a bile acid. Deoxycholic Product nameSpecPackagedeoxycholic acid98%25gdeoxycholic acid98%100gdeoxycholic acid98 ... , cholanoic acid, and 3α,12α-dihydroxy-5β-cholanate, is a bile acid. Deoxycholic acid is one of the secondary bile ... in alcohol and acetic acid. When pure, it comes in a white to off-white crystalline powder form.