RefMet Compound Details

RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0135688
RefMet name20-Hydroxycholesterol
Systematic namecholest-5-en-3beta,20-diol
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Sum CompositionST 27:1;O2 View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass402.349780 (neutral)
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FormulaC27H46O2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile34489 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C27H46O2/c1-18(2)7-6-14-27(5,29)24-11-10-22-21-9-8-19-17-20(28)12-15-25(19,3)23(21)13-16-26(22,24)4/h8,18,20-24,28-29H,6-
7,9-17H2,1-5H3/t20-,21-,22-,23-,24-,25-,26-,27-/m0/s1
InChIKeyMCKLJFJEQRYRQT-APGJSSKUSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCC(C)CCC[C@@](C)([C@H]1CC[C@H]2[C@@H]3CC=C4C[C@H](CC[C@]4(C)[C@H]3CC[C@]12C)O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassSterol Lipids
Main ClassSterols
Sub ClassCholesterols
Distribution of 20-Hydroxycholesterol in NMDR studies
SpeciesPlot Species distribution
Sample sourcePlot Sample source(tissue) distribution
PlatformPlatform (MS/NMR) used for detection
ChromatographyChromatography methods used for detection
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting 20-Hydroxycholesterol
External Links
Pubchem CID121935
LIPID MAPSLMST01010201
ChEBI ID1296
KEGG IDC05500
MetaCyc ID2-HYDROXY-CHOLESTEROL
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 20-Hydroxycholesterol

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R01454 Cholesterol + Oxygen + 2 H+ + 2 Reduced adrenal ferredoxin <=> 20alpha-Hydroxycholesterol + H2O + 2 Oxidized adrenal ferredoxinCholesterol:oxygen oxidoreductase (side-chain-cleaving)
R04853 20alpha-Hydroxycholesterol + [Reduced NADPH---hemoprotein reductase] + Oxygen <=> 17alpha,20alpha-Dihydroxycholesterol + [Oxidized NADPH---hemoprotein reductase] + H2O20alpha-hydroxycholesterol,NADPH-hemoprotein reductase:oxygen oxidoreductase (17alpha-hydroxylating)
R04854 20alpha-Hydroxycholesterol + Oxygen + 2 Reduced adrenal ferredoxin + 2 H+ <=> 20alpha,22beta-Dihydroxycholesterol + H2O + 2 Oxidized adrenal ferredoxin20alpha-Hydroxycholesterol:oxygen oxidoreductase (side-chain-cleaving)

Table of KEGG human pathways containing 20-Hydroxycholesterol

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00140 Steroid hormone biosynthesis 3
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