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Substrate for 3α-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase in primary bile acid biosynthesis.

ChEBI: 7alpha,12alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholestan-3-one is a 3-oxo-5beta-steroid that is 5beta-cholestan-3-one bearing two additional hydroxy substituents at positions 7alpha and 12alpha. It has a role as a human metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It is a 7alpha-hydroxy steroid, a 12alpha-hydroxy steroid and a 3-oxo-5beta-steroid. It derives from a hydride of a 5beta-cholestane.