Structured Summary
Abstract
A cholesterol derivative found in human feces, gallstones, eggs, and other biological matter.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C27H48O
- Molecular Weight
- 388.7 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 80-97-7
- IUPAC Name
- (3S,5S,8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
- InChIKey
- QYIXCDOBOSTCEI-QCYZZNICSA-N
- SMILES
- C[C@H](CCCC(C)C)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CC[C@@H]4[C@@]3(CC[C@@H](C4)O)C)C
- MeSH Unique ID
- D004083
- Source
- PubChem CID 6665
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Synonyms
17 entry terms
- 5 alpha-Cholestan-3 beta-ol
- Cholestan-3-ol
- Dihydrocholesterol
- beta-Cholestanol
- 5 alpha Cholestan 3 beta ol
- Cholestan 3 ol
- beta Cholestanol
- 5 alpha-Cholestan-3 alpha-ol
- 5 beta-Cholestan-3 alpha-ol
- 5 beta-Cholestan-3 beta-ol
- Cholestanol, (3alpha, 5beta)-Isomer
- Coprostanol
- Coprosterol
- 5 alpha Cholestan 3 alpha ol
- 5 beta Cholestan 3 beta ol
- beta-Cholestan-3 beta-ol, 5
- beta-ol, 5 beta-Cholestan-3
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Aspects Covered
29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, 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
do not confuse with CHOLESTANOLS; do not confuse x-ref DIHYDROCHOLESTEROL with DEHYDROCHOLESTEROLS
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History Note
91(64); was DIHYDROCHOLESTEROL see under CHOLESTEROL/analogs & derivatives 1975-90, see under CHOLESTEROL 1973-74, see under CHOLESTANES 1969-72, & see under STEROLS 1964-68 (Prov)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cholestanol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004083. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004083
- Cholestanol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27159255
- Cholestanol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 6665. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6665