
Dihydrocholesterol
(5alpha)-cholestan-3beta-ol is a cholestanoid that is (5alpha)-cholestane substituted by a beta-hydroxy group at position 3. It is a 3beta-hydroxy steroid and a cholestanoid. It derives from a hydride of a 5alpha-cholestane. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (3S,5S,8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
- Molecular formula
- C27H48O
- Molecular weight
- 388.7 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 388.370516150 Da
- XLogP3
- 9.4
- Topological polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 9
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:86570
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1289436
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID40883258
- PubMed:22763279
- PubMed:22649448
- PubMed:22174906
- PubMed:21928778
- PubMed:21593275
- PubMed:20567600
- PubMed:20153720
- PubMed:19670905
- PubMed:18598009
- PubMed:17544260
- PubMed:17053310
- PubMed:16989771
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