Entry
Name
Secondary bile acid biosynthesis
Description
The secondary bile acids are derived from the primary bile acids by the enzymatic action of intestinal bacteria through the process of deconjugation and dehydroxylation. The secondary bile acids in humans include deoxycholic acid and lithocholic acid, formed from the 7alpha-dehydroxylation of cholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid, respectively.
Class
Metabolism; Lipid metabolism
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ko00121 Secondary bile acid biosynthesis
Ortholog table
Orthology
K15874 bile acid 7beta-dehydratase
Compound
C17651 alpha-Phocaecholic acid
C20865 3beta,12alpha-Dihydroxy-5beta-cholanoate
Reference
Authors
Hofmann AF, Hagey LR
Title
Bile acids: chemistry, pathochemistry, biology, pathobiology, and therapeutics.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Ridlon JM, Kang DJ, Hylemon PB
Title
Bile salt biotransformations by human intestinal bacteria.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Ridlon JM, Kang DJ, Hylemon PB
Title
Isolation and characterization of a bile acid inducible 7alpha-dehydroxylating operon in Clostridium hylemonae TN271.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Kang DJ, Ridlon JM, Moore DR 2nd, Barnes S, Hylemon PB
Title
Clostridium scindens baiCD and baiH genes encode stereo-specific 7alpha/7beta-hydroxy-3-oxo-delta4-cholenoic acid oxidoreductases.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Moschetta A, Xu F, Hagey LR, van Berge-Henegouwen GP, van Erpecum KJ, Brouwers JF, Cohen JC, Bierman M, Hobbs HH, Steinbach JH, Hofmann AF
Title
A phylogenetic survey of biliary lipids in vertebrates.
Journal
Related pathway
ko00120 Primary bile acid biosynthesis
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