Cholestenol

Last updated February 22, 2025

Cholestenol refers to any sterol compound that differs from cholestane by the addition of a double bond and an alcohol group. By the definition of sterols, the alcohol group appears at the C-3 position; the position of the double bond is not fixed.

Allocholesterol is Δ-4-Cholestenol.
Cholesterol is Δ5-cholestenol.
- Epicholesterol is an epimer, 3α-Cholesterol.
Lathosterol is Δ7-cholestenol. It has been found in the skins of rats.^[1] It can be converted to cholesterol in mammals.^[2]
Zymostenol is Δ-8-Cholestenol.

References

↑ Idler, D.R.; Baumann, C.A. (April 1, 1952). "Skin Sterols: Isolation of delta7-cholestenol". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 195 (2): 623–628. doi: 10.1016/S0021-9258(18)55770-7 . PMID 14946172 . Retrieved 10 December 2016.
↑ Frantz, Ivan D.; Davidson, Ann G.; Dulit, Elinor; Mobberley, Mary L. (September 1, 1959). "Conversion of delta7-Cholestenol-H to Cholesterol by Rat Liver Homogenates and Cellular Fractions". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 234 (9): 2290–2294. doi: 10.1016/S0021-9258(18)69800-X . PMID 13824599 . Retrieved 10 December 2016.

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[1] Idler, D.R.; Baumann, C.A. (April 1, 1952). "Skin Sterols: Isolation of delta7-cholestenol". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 195 (2): 623–628. doi: 10.1016/S0021-9258(18)55770-7 . PMID 14946172 . Retrieved 10 December 2016.

[2] Frantz, Ivan D.; Davidson, Ann G.; Dulit, Elinor; Mobberley, Mary L. (September 1, 1959). "Conversion of delta7-Cholestenol-H to Cholesterol by Rat Liver Homogenates and Cellular Fractions". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 234 (9): 2290–2294. doi: 10.1016/S0021-9258(18)69800-X . PMID 13824599 . Retrieved 10 December 2016.

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Cholestenol

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