Development of novel lithocholic acid derivatives as vitamin D receptor agonists.
Masuno, H., Kazui, Y., Tanatani, A., Fujii, S., Kawachi, E., Ikura, T., Ito, N., Yamamoto, K., Kagechika, H.(2019) Bioorg Med Chem 27: 3674-3681
- PubMed: 31300316 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.07.003
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
6K5O - PubMed Abstract: 
Lithocholic acid (2) was identified as the second endogenous ligand of vitamin D receptor (VDR), though its binding affinity to VDR and its vitamin D activity are very weak compared to those of the active metabolite of vitamin D 3 , 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 (1) ...