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dihydroxycoprostane MeSH Supplementary Concept Data 2025


MeSH Supplementary
dihydroxycoprostane
Unique ID
C007426
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C007426
Entry Term(s)
3,7-dihydroxy-5-cholestane
3,7-dihydroxycholestane
5alpha-cholestane-3beta,7beta-diol
5beta-cholestane-3alpha,7alpha-diol
dihydroxycoprostane, (3alpha,5alpha,7alpha)-isomer
dihydroxycoprostane, (3beta,5alpha,7alpha)-isomer
Registry Numbers
3862-26-8
30100-86-8
7554-76-9
Related Numbers
30100-86-8
7554-76-9
Previous Indexing
HYDROXYSTEROIDS (74-76)
*STEROLS (74-78)
Heading Mapped to
*Cholestanols
Frequency
14
Note
intermediate in bile acid synthesis in the liver; enhance rate of prophyrin synthesis in cultured liver cells by induction of delta-aminolevulinic acid synthetase; RN given refers to (3alpha,5beta,7alpha)-isomer; structure
Source
Br J Nutr 36(2):273;1976
J Biochem (Tokyo) 83(2):379;1978
J Biol Chem 253(18):6386;1978
J Clin Invest 62(3):539;1978
Lipids 11(2):148;1976
Science 182(4114):841;1973
Date of Entry
1974/01/01
Revision Date
2001/07/09
dihydroxycoprostane Preferred
dihydroxycoprostane, (3alpha,5alpha,7alpha)-isomer Narrower
dihydroxycoprostane, (3beta,5alpha,7alpha)-isomer Narrower
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