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BAR501 impurity is an impurity found in the preparation of BAR501 that acts as an agonist of the G protein-coupled bile acid-activated receptor (GP-BAR1). BAR501 impurity (10 μM) induces a 150% increase in luciferase activity in a GP-BAR1 reporter gene assay.¹

1. Festa, C., Renga, B., D'Amore, C., et al. Exploitation of cholane scaffold for the discovery of potent and selective farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and G-protein coupled bile acid receptor 1 (GP-BAR1) ligands J. Med. Chem. 57(20),8477-8495(2014).