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Researched for: Vendor-neutral scientific reference catalog entry for cholesterol.
Also known as: Cholesterin, Cholest-5-en-3beta-ol, Cholest-5-en-3-ol, Cholesteryl alcohol, 5-Cholesten-3beta-ol, Delta5-cholesten-3beta-ol
Cholesterol is a cholestanoid consisting of a cholestane framework with a double bond at the 5,6-position and a 3beta-hydroxy group. It is classified as a C27-steroid, 3beta-hydroxy-Delta(5)-steroid, 3beta-sterol, and cholestanoid. In animals, cholesterol contributes to cellular membrane structure and serves as a biosynthetic precursor for bile acids, steroid hormones, and vitamin D-related metabolites.
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This record describes cholesterol as a chemical and biological reference compound, not as a therapeutic product. Common reference sizes are not included because no single standardized catalog size is an intrinsic scientific property of cholesterol. Pharmacokinetic half-life, onset, administration route, and storage conditions are not applicable to the compound identity alone and were not populated.
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CAS RN: 57-88-5; PubChem CID: 5997; ChEBI: CHEBI:16113; KEGG Compound: C00187; HMDB: HMDB0000067; Molecular formula: C27H46O; Standard InChIKey: HVYWMOMLDIMFJA-VUDDDUNTSA-N
Neutral, nonionic sterol with one hydroxyl group and a hydrophobic steroid nucleus and alkyl side chain. NIST lists a molecular weight of 386.6535 g/mol; PubChem reports approximately 386.7 g/mol. The compound is naturally present in animal tissues and is a principal animal sterol.
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