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What is Which of the following is a secondary bile acid? and explain in detail?
Bile acids are formed from cholesterol.Types(a) Primary bile acids: They are synthesised in the liver from cholesterol. They are mainly two:Cholic acid: Quantitatively the largest in amount in bile.Chenodeoxy cholic acid.(b) Secondary bile acids: They are produced in intestine from the primary bile acids by the action of intestinal bacteria, they are produced by deconjugation and 7-a-dehydroxylation. They are mainly two:Deoxycholic acid: Formed from cholic acid.Lithocholic acid: Formed from chenodeoxycholic acid.Ref: M.N. Chatterjea - Textbook of Biochemistry, 8th edition, page no: 438