Structured Summary
Abstract
A sterol usually substituted with radioactive iodine. It is an adrenal cortex scanning agent with demonstrated high adrenal concentration and superior adrenal imaging.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C27H45IO
- Molecular Weight
- 512.5 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 55623-03-5
- IUPAC Name
- (3S,6R,8S,9S,13R,14S,17R)-6-(iodomethyl)-13-methyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
- InChIKey
- QJHZPCLORSPENH-YVJYXHLXSA-N
- SMILES
- C[C@H](CCCC(C)C)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2C[C@H](C4=C3CC[C@@H](C4)O)CI)C
- MeSH Unique ID
- D000301
- Source
- PubChem CID 71738
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Synonyms
7 entry terms
- 6-Iodomethylnorcholesterol
- 6 Iodomethylnorcholesterol
- NCL-6
- NP-59
- NCL 6
- NCL6
- NP59
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25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
91(79); was see under CHOLESTEROL 1989-90; was see under STEROLS 1979-88
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Previous Indexing
- Cholestenes (1973-1978)
- Iodine Radioisotopes (1966-1978)
- Sterols (1966-1978)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Adosterol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000301. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000301
- Adosterol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adosterol
- Adosterol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27279564
- Adosterol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 71738. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/71738