Lithocholenic acid is a bile acid that acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption. Bacterial action in the colon produces LCA from chenodeoxycholic acid by reduction of the hydroxyl functional group at carbon-7 in the "B" ring of the steroid framework. References: Malavolti M, Fromm H, Nsien E, Setchell KD, Albert MB, Cohen B, Ceryak S. Formation, absorption, and biotransformation of delta 6-lithocholenic acid in humans. Am J Physiol. 1993 Jan;264(1 Pt 1):G163-71. PubMed PMID: 8430800.

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