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Hyodeoxycholic acid also known as 3α6α-Dihydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid or HDCA is a secondary bile acid one of the metabolic byproducts of intestinal bacteria. It differs from deoxycholic acid in that the 6α-hydroxyl is in the 12 position in the former. The 6α-hydroxyl group makes HDCA a hydrophilic acid a property it shares with hyocholic acid. HDCA is present in mammalian species in different proportions.

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IUPAC name
4-[(5R8S10R13R17R)-36-dihydroxy-1013-dimethyl-23456789111214151617-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]pentanoic acid

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