Lanosterol
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| Lanosterol | |
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| Image:Lanosterol-skeletal.png | |
| Chemical name | lanosta-8,24-dien-3-ol |
| Chemical formula | C30H50O |
| Molecular mass | 426.70 g/mol |
| CAS number | [79-63-0] |
| Density | ? g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 138-140 °C |
| Boiling point | ? °C |
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Lanosterol is a tetracyclic triterpenoid which is the compound from which all steroids are derived. Lanosterol is biochemically synthesized starting from acetyl-CoA by the HMG-CoA reductase pathway. The critical step is the enzymatic conversion of the acyclic terpene squalene to the polycylic lanosterol via 2,3-squalene oxide. Further elaboration under enzyme catalysis leads to the core structure of steroids.
