9xi-episterol
Sign in to saveEpisterol is a sterol involved in the biosynthesis of steroids. Episterol is synthesized from 24-methylenelophenol. Episterol is converted to 5-dehydroepisterol by ERG3, the C-5 sterol desaturase in the yeast. Episterol is also known to be a precursor to ergosterol.
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- chemical compound
- Mass
- 398.355
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- chemical formula
- C₂₈H₄₆O
- canonical SMILES
- CC(C)C(=C)CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C
- isomeric SMILES
- C[C@H](CCC(=C)C(C)C)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CCC3C2=CC[C@@H]4[C@@]3(CC[C@@H](C4)O)C)C
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Episterol is a sterol involved in the biosynthesis of steroids. Episterol is synthesized from 24-methylenelophenol. Episterol is converted to 5-dehydroepisterol by ERG3, the C-5 sterol desaturase in the yeast. Episterol is also known to be a precursor to ergosterol.
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