Term Name: | 24(S),25-epoxycholesterol |
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Synonyms: | (24S)-24,25-epoxycholest-5-en-3beta-ol, (24S)-24,25-epoxycholesterol, (24S)-25-epoxycholesterol, (3beta,24S)-24,25-epoxycholest-5-en-3-ol, 24(S),25-EC, 24,25-epoxy-cholesterol, 24S,25-epoxy-cholest-5-en-3beta-ol, 24S,25-epoxy-cholesterol |
Definition: | A 3beta-hydroxy-Delta(5)-steroid that is desmosterol in which the double bond at position 24-25 has been oxidised to the corresponding epoxide (the 24S diastereoisomer). It is an oxysterol agonist of the liver X receptor. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:41633] ( EBI ) |