Structured Summary
Abstract
An intermediate in the synthesis of cholesterol.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C27H44O
- Molecular Weight
- 384.6 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 313-04-2
- IUPAC Name
- (3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
- InChIKey
- AVSXSVCZWQODGV-DPAQBDIFSA-N
- SMILES
- C[C@H](CCC=C(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
- D003897
- Source
- PubChem CID 439577
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- 24-Dehydrocholesterol
- Demosterol
- 24 Dehydrocholesterol
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Aspects Covered
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
74(72); DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL was see under VITAMIN D 3 1963-66
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Previous Indexing
- Sterols (1966-1971)
MeSH Hierarchy
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Desmosterol. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003897. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003897
- Desmosterol. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmosterol
- Desmosterol. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3024529
- Desmosterol. In: PubChem Compound. CID 439577. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/439577