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Chemical compound From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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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).
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