The molecule is a steroid acid resulting from the oxidation of one of the terminal methyl groups of cholesterol to the corresponding aldehyde. It has a role as a bacterial metabolite. It is a steroid acid, a monocarboxylic acid, a 3beta-sterol, a cholestanoid and a 3beta-hydroxy-Delta(5)-steroid. It derives from a cholesterol. It is a conjugate acid of a 3beta-hydroxycholest-5-en-26-oate.
(6R)-6-[(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-3-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-2-methylheptanoic acid