RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0135643
RefMet nameDesmosterol
Systematic namecholest-5,24-dien-3beta-ol
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Sum CompositionST 27:2;O View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass384.339215 (neutral)
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FormulaC27H44OView other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile34376 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C27H44O/c1-18(2)7-6-8-19(3)23-11-12-24-22-10-9-20-17-21(28)13-15-26(20,4)25(22)14-16-27(23,24)5/h7,9,19,21-25,28H,6,8,10-
17H2,1-5H3/t19-,21+,22+,23-,24+,25+,26+,27-/m1/s1
InChIKeyAVSXSVCZWQODGV-DPAQBDIFSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCC(=CCC[C@@H](C)[C@H]1CC[C@H]2[C@@H]3CC=C4C[C@H](CC[C@]4(C)[C@H]3CC[C@]12C)O)C
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassSterol Lipids
Main ClassSterols
Sub ClassCholesterols
Distribution of Desmosterol in NMDR studies
SpeciesPlot Species distribution
Sample sourcePlot Sample source(tissue) distribution
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Desmosterol
External Links
Pubchem CID439577
LIPID MAPSLMST01010016
ChEBI ID17737
KEGG IDC01802
HMDB IDHMDB0002719
Chemspider ID388662
MetaCyc IDDESMOSTEROL-CPD
EPA CompToxDTXCID80810725
Spectral data for Desmosterol standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Desmosterol

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R01457 Cholesterol + NADP+ <=> Desmosterol + H+ + NADPHcholesterol:NADP+ Delta24-oxidoreductase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Desmosterol

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00100 Steroid biosynthesis 1
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