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Cholestanol MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Cholestanol
Tree Number(s)
D04.210.500.247.100.250
D04.210.500.247.808.197.135
D10.570.938.208.160
Unique ID
D004083
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004083
Annotation
do not confuse with CHOLESTANOLS; do not confuse x-ref DIHYDROCHOLESTEROL with DEHYDROCHOLESTEROLS
Scope Note
A cholesterol derivative found in human feces, gallstones, eggs, and other biological matter.
Entry Term(s)
5 alpha-Cholestan-3 alpha-ol
5 alpha-Cholestan-3 beta-ol
5 beta-Cholestan-3 alpha-ol
5 beta-Cholestan-3 beta-ol
Cholestan-3-ol
Cholestanol, (3alpha, 5beta)-Isomer
Coprostanol
Coprosterol
Dihydrocholesterol
beta-Cholestanol
Registry Numbers
8M308U816E
516-95-0
360-68-9
0
516-92-7
Related Numbers
360-68-9
516-92-7
516-95-0
80-97-7
CAS Type 1 Name
Cholestan-3-ol, (3beta,5alpha)-
Public MeSH Note
91; was DIHYDROCHOLESTEROL see under CHOLESTEROL/analogs & derivatives 1975-90, see under CHOLESTEROL 1973-74, see under CHOLESTANES 1969-72
Online Note
use CHOLESTANOL to search DIHYDROCHOLESTEROL 1975-90; use CHOLESTEROL 1973-74; use CHOLESTANES 1969-72; use STEROLS 1966-68 (as prov)
History Note
91(64); was DIHYDROCHOLESTEROL see under CHOLESTEROL/analogs & derivatives 1975-90, see under CHOLESTEROL 1973-74, see under CHOLESTANES 1969-72, & see under STEROLS 1964-68 (Prov)
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/05/28
Cholestanol Preferred
5 alpha-Cholestan-3 alpha-ol Related
5 beta-Cholestan-3 beta-ol Related
Coprosterol Related
Cholestanol, (3alpha, 5beta)-Isomer Related
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