5,6-α-Epoxy-5-α-cholestan-3-β-ol Chemische Eigenschaften,Einsatz,Produktion Methoden
Verwenden
Cholesterol 5alpha,6alpha-epoxide is used in the generation of oxysterols and in the studies of the biological significance of oxysterols.
Allgemeine Beschreibung
5α,6α-epoxycholestanol (5α,6α-EC) is generated by cholesterol epoxidation and is a diastereoisomer of 5β,6β-epoxycholestanol (5β,6β-EC).
Biochem/physiol Actions
Cholesterol 5α, 6α-epoxide is an oxysterol, a cholesterol derivative by auto-oxidation. Oxysterols are non-genomic regulators of cholesterol homeostasis. The biological effects include protein prenylation, apoptosis, modulation of sphingolipid metabolism and platelet aggregation. Oxysterols bind to liver X receptors, modulate cholesterol efflux and decrease the uptake of cholesterol by the cells.
5,6-α-Epoxy-5-α-cholestan-3-β-ol Upstream-Materialien And Downstream Produkte
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