The molecule is a cholestanoid that is cholest-4-en-26-oic acid substituted by an alpha-hydroxy group at position 7 and an oxo group at position 3. It is an intermediate metabolite in the bile acid synthesis. It has a role as a human metabolite. It is a 3-oxo-Delta(4) steroid, a 7alpha-hydroxy steroid, a cholestanoid, a steroid acid and a monocarboxylic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 7alpha-hydroxy-3-oxo-4-cholestenoate.
(6R)-6-[(7R,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-7-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-3-oxo-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-2-methylheptanoic acid