Lanosterol

"Lanosterol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A triterpene that derives from the chair-boat-chair-boat folding of 2,3-oxidosqualene. It is metabolized to CHOLESTEROL and CUCURBITACINS.

Descriptor ID	D007810
MeSH Number(s)	D02.455.849.919.383 D04.808.247.222.222.347.557 D04.808.247.808.607 D10.570.938.590
Concept/Terms	Lanosterol Lanosterol Kryptosterol 4,4,14 alpha-trimethyl-5 alpha-cholesta-8,24-dien-3 beta-ol

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Lanosterol".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Terpenes [D02.455.849]
Triterpenes [D02.455.849.919]
Lanosterol [D02.455.849.919.383]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Steroids [D04.808]
Cholestanes [D04.808.247]
Cholestenes [D04.808.247.222]
Cholestadienes [D04.808.247.222.222]
Cholestadienols [D04.808.247.222.222.347]
Lanosterol [D04.808.247.222.222.347.557]
Sterols [D04.808.247.808]
Lanosterol [D04.808.247.808.607]
Lipids [D10]
Membrane Lipids [D10.570]
Sterols [D10.570.938]
Lanosterol [D10.570.938.590]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Lanosterol".

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