Structured Summary
Abstract
A triterpene that derives from the chair-boat-chair-boat folding of 2,3-oxidosqualene. It is metabolized to CHOLESTEROL and CUCURBITACINS.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C30H50O
- Molecular Weight
- 426.7 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 79-63-0
- IUPAC Name
- (3S,5R,10S,13R,14R,17R)-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-2,3,5,6,7,11,12,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
- InChIKey
- CAHGCLMLTWQZNJ-BQNIITSRSA-N
- SMILES
- C[C@H](CCC=C(C)C)[C@H]1CC[C@@]2([C@@]1(CCC3=C2CC[C@@H]4[C@@]3(CC[C@@H](C4(C)C)O)C)C)C
- MeSH Unique ID
- D007810
- Source
- PubChem CID 246983
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- 4,4,14 alpha-trimethyl-5 alpha-cholesta-8,24-dien-3 beta-ol
- Kryptosterol
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Aspects Covered
28 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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74(72)
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Previous Indexing
- Sterols (1966-1971)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Lanosterol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007810. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007810
- Lanosterol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanosterol
- Lanosterol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q414996
- Lanosterol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 246983. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/246983