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Lanosterol

C₃₀H₅₀O · 81 atoms

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Lanosterol

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About

Lanosterol is a tetracyclic triterpenoid that is lanosta-8,24-diene substituted by a beta-hydroxy group at the 3beta position. It is the compound from which all steroids are derived. It has a role as a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, a plant metabolite, a bacterial metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a 14alpha-methyl steroid, a tetracyclic triterpenoid and a 3beta-sterol. It derives from a hydride of a lanostane.

Properties

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

CAS number79-63-0

Molar mass426.7 g/mol

Melting point140.5 °C

Sources

Properties: PubChem CID 246983
3D structure: PubChem CID 246983 (3D conformer)
CAS number: PubChem CID 246983
Description: PubChem ← ChEBI
Melting point: PubChem ← DrugBank

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