7α-Hydroxycholesterol
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IUPAC name Cholest-5-ene-3β,7α-diol | |
Systematic IUPAC name (1R,3aS,3bS,4S,7S,9aR,9bS,11aR)-9a,11a-Dimethyl-1-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,3a,3b,4,6,7,8,9,9a,9b,10,11,11a-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-4,7-diol | |
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MeSH | 7+alpha-hydroxycholesterol |
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C27H46O2 | |
Molar mass | 402.653 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
7α-Hydroxycholesterol is a precursor of bile acids, created by cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase (CYP7A1). Its formation is the rate-determining step in bile acid synthesis.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Chiang JY, Ferrell JM (March 2020). "Bile acid receptors FXR and TGR5 signaling in fatty liver diseases and therapy". American Journal of Physiology. Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 318 (3): G554–G573. doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00223.2019. PMC 7099488. PMID 31984784.