"Cholestenes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Steroids with methyl groups at C-10 and C-13 and a branched 8-carbon chain at C-17. Members include compounds with any degree of unsaturation; however, CHOLESTADIENES is available for derivatives containing two double bonds.
| Descriptor ID |
D002782
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.247.222
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cholestenes" by people in Profiles.
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Concerning the structure of 3 beta-benzoyloxy-5 beta-cholesta-8,14-diene, a major byproduct in the chemical synthesis of 5 alpha-cholest-8(14)-en-3 beta-ol-15-one. Chem Phys Lipids. 1988 Aug; 47(4):273-82.
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Crystal structure of 3 beta-benzoyloxy-6 alpha-chloro-5 alpha-cholest-7-ene, a key intermediate in the chemical synthesis of 5 alpha-cholest-8(14)-en-3 beta-ol-15-one. Chem Phys Lipids. 1988 Aug; 47(4):283-9.
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Inhibitors of sterol synthesis. Concerning the structure of 15 beta-methyl-5 alpha,14 beta-cholest-7-ene-3 beta,15 alpha-diol, an inhibitor of cholesterol biosynthesis. Chem Phys Lipids. 1988 Apr; 46(4):245-51.
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15 beta-Methyl-5 alpha,14 beta-cholest-7-ene-3 beta,15 alpha-diol. Synthesis, structure, and inhibition of sterol synthesis in animal cells. Biochem Int. 1987 Aug; 15(2):403-8.
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Synthesis an crystal structure of 3beta-p-bromobenzoyloxy-14alpha, 15alpha-epoxy-5alpha-cholest-7-ene. Chem Phys Lipids. 1977 Apr; 18(3-4):240-7.