| Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
26-Hydroxycholesterol | [CAS]
13095-61-9 | [Synonyms]
Reaxys ID: 2062318
26-HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL
26-Hydroxycholesterin
5-Cholesten-3β,26-diol
Cholest-5-en-3β,26-diol
25R-26-Hydroxycholesterin
25S-26-Hydroxycholesterin
(25ξ)-Cholest-5-en-3β,26-diol
Cholest-5-ene-3,26-diol, (3β)- | [Molecular Formula]
C27H46O2 | [MOL File]
13095-61-9.mol | [Molecular Weight]
402.65 |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Uses]
26-Hydroxycholesterol is a desmosterol metabolite that is found in the brain. 26-Hydroxycholesterol has been used as a biomarker for carbon cycling in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. | [Definition]
ChEBI: An oxysterol that is cholesterol substituted at position 26 by a hydroxy group. |
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