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

  1. ^ 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.



Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7%CE%B1-Hydroxycholesterol
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