| Description | Bile Salts No. 3 is a mixture of the two salts, sodium cholate and sodium deoxycholate, which was developed specifically for microbiological applications and is manufactured in large quantities at NZP. |
| CAS Number | 361-09-1 (NaC); 302-95-4 (NaD) |
| Formula | C24H39NaO5.xH2O (NaC); C24H39NaO4.xH2O (NaD); |
| Molecular Weight | 430.55 (NaC); 414.55 (NaD) |
| Use of Chemical | Used in microbiological culture media. A major use is in clinical microbiology to selectively grow faecal staphylococci and streptococci (MacConkey Agar CM7/7b). |
| Appearance | White powder |
| Solubility | Soluble in water. |
| Standard Packsize | 20 kg |