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termed alpha (?; displayed as a dashed line). All bile acids have a 3-hydroxyl group, derived from the parent molecule, cholesterol, in which the 3-hydroxyl is beta.class=skin-invert-imageThe initial step in the classical pathway of hepatic synthesis of bile acids is the enzymatic addition of a 7? hydroxyl group by cholesterol 7?-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) forming 7?-hydroxycholesterol.

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