| Term Name: | lithocholic acid |
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| Synonyms: | (3alpha,5beta)-3-hydroxycholan-24-oic acid, 3alpha-hydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid, 3alpha-Hydroxy-5beta-cholanate, 3alpha-hydroxy-5beta-cholanic acid, 3alpha-hydroxy-5beta-cholanoic acid, 5beta-cholanic acid-3alpha-ol, Lithocholic acid |
| Definition: | A monohydroxy-5beta-cholanic acid with a alpha-hydroxy substituent at position 3. It is a bile acid obtained from chenodeoxycholic acid by bacterial action. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:16325] ( EBI ) |