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
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Sample sourcePlot Sample source(tissue) distribution
PlatformPlatform (MS/NMR) used for detection
ChromatographyChromatography methods used for detection
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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