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The molecule, called lithocholic acid, is made by bacteria in the gut and aids the digestion of fats.
by shrx 2y ago
The molecule, called lithocholic acid, is made by bacteria in the gut and aids the digestion of fats.
- pama 2y agoIt is made by a relatively trivial change to CDCA (chenodeoxycholic acid), which in turn is made in the liver by cholesterol in a number of steps. I love the simplicity of stepwise modifications of complex molecules inside the body with the help of gut bacteria. True symbiosis.