Episterol

Episterol
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	Ball-and-stick model of episterol
Names
	IUPAC name (3S,5S,10S,13R,14R,17R)-10, 13-dimethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methyl-5-methylideneheptan-2-yl]-2,3,4,5,6,9,11, 12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
Identifiers
CAS Number	57-87-4
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image
MeSH	Episterol
PubChem	47205103
	InChI InChI=1/C28H46O/c1-18(2)19(3)7-8-20(4)24-11-12-25-23-10-9-21-17-22(29)13-15-27(21,5)26(23)14-16-28(24,25)6/h10,18,20-22,24-26,29H,3,7-9,11-17H2,1-2,4-6H3/t20-,21+,22+,24-,25+,26?,27+,28-/m1/s1 ;
	SMILES CC(C)C(=C)CC[C@@H](C)[C@H]1CC[C@H]2C3=CC[C@H]4C[C@@H](O)CC[C@]4(C)C3CC[C@]12C ;
Properties
Chemical formula	C28H46O
Molar mass	398.66 g/mol
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Episterol is a sterol involved in the biosynthesis of steroids. Episterol is converted from 24-methylenelophenol. Episterol is converted to 5-dehydroepisterol by the enzyme lathosterol oxidase. Episterol is also known to be a precursor to ergosterol.

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