Chemicals and Drugs

Cholesterol

The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C27H46O
Molecular Weight
386.7 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
57-88-5
IUPAC Name
(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
InChIKey
HVYWMOMLDIMFJA-DPAQBDIFSA-N
SMILES
C[C@H](CCCC(C)C)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CC=C4[C@@]3(CC[C@@H](C4)O)C)C
MeSH Unique ID
D002784
Source
PubChem CID 5997

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Epicholesterol

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Aspects Covered

28 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; /blood: consider also HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA and specifics; cholesterol granuloma: index CHOLESTEROL and GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY

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History Note

/blood was BLOOD CHOLESTEROL 1963-67

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. D04w.210.500w.247.222w.284w
  2. D04w.210.500w.247.808w.197w
  3. D10w.570w.938w.208w

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NLM Classification

QU 95

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cholesterol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002784. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002784
  2. Cholesterol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholesterol
  3. Cholesterol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43656
  4. Cholesterol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5997. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5997