Lathosterol

Lathosterol
Ball-and-stick model of lathosterol
Names
IUPAC name
5α-Cholest-7-en-3β-ol
Systematic IUPAC name
(1R,3aR,5aS,7S,9aS,9bR,11aR)-9a,11a-Dimethyl-1-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,3a,5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b,10,11,11a-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-7-ol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C27H46O/c1-18(2)7-6-8-19(3)23-11-12-24-22-10-9-20-17-21(28)13-15-26(20,4)25(22)14-16-27(23,24)5/h10,18-21,23-25,28H,6-9,11-17H2,1-5H3/t19-,20+,21+,23-,24+,25+,26+,27-/m1/s1 checkY
    Key: IZVFFXVYBHFIHY-SKCNUYALSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C27H46O/c1-18(2)7-6-8-19(3)23-11-12-24-22-10-9-20-17-21(28)13-15-26(20,4)25(22)14-16-27(23,24)5/h10,18-21,23-25,28H,6-9,11-17H2,1-5H3/t19-,20+,21+,23-,24+,25+,26+,27-/m1/s1
    Key: IZVFFXVYBHFIHY-SKCNUYALBG
  • O[C@H]1CC[C@@]2([C@@H]3\C(=C/C[C@H]2C1)[C@@H]4CC[C@H]([C@H](C)CCCC(C)C)[C@]4(CC3)C)C
Properties
C27H46O
Molar mass 386.65 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Lathosterol is a cholesterol-like molecule found small amounts in humans.[1] Sterol-C5-desaturase-like acts upon it. It is accumulated in lathosterolosis.

See also

References

  1. ^ Myant N.M. (1981). "The Distribution of Sterols and Related Steroids in Nature". The Biology of Cholesterol and Related Steroids: 123–159. doi:10.1016/B978-0-433-22880-6.50010-2. ISBN 9780433228806.


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