desmosterol (24-dehydrocholesterol)

Introduction

Precursor to cholesterol. Converted to cholesterol by reduction catalyzed by 24-dehydrocholesterol reductase

Pathology

• plasma & tissue desmosterol accumulates in desmosterolosis

Laboratory

• desmosterol in serum/plasma

More general terms

• cholesterol

Additional terms

• cholesterol biosynthesis
• desmosterolosis

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=313036
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=439577
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=9401
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