Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase

"Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase" 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 steroid hydroxylase that functions in CHOLESTEROL homeostasis in the brain. It converts cholesterol into 24S-hydroxycholesterol, which is transported over the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER more rapidly than unmetabolized cholesterol.

Descriptor ID	D000072556
MeSH Number(s)	D08.244.453.875.500 D08.244.453.915.025 D08.811.682.690.708.170.497.500 D08.811.682.690.708.170.915.025 D12.776.422.220.453.875.500 D12.776.422.220.453.915.025
Concept/Terms	Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase Cholesterol 24 Hydroxylase Brain-Specific 24S-Hydroxylase Brain Specific 24S Hydroxylase Cholestane Tetrol 24-Hydroxylase Cholestane Tetrol 24-Hydroxylase Cholestane Tetrol 24 Hydroxylase 5(beta)-cholestane-3 alpha,7 alpha,12 alpha,25-tetrol-24S-hydroxylase Cytochrome P450 46A1 Cytochrome P450 46A1 CYP46A1

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08]
Cytochromes [D08.244]
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System [D08.244.453]
Cytochrome P450 Family 46 [D08.244.453.875]
Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase [D08.244.453.875.500]
Steroid Hydroxylases [D08.244.453.915]
Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase [D08.244.453.915.025]
Enzymes [D08.811]
Oxidoreductases [D08.811.682]
Oxygenases [D08.811.682.690]
Mixed Function Oxygenases [D08.811.682.690.708]
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System [D08.811.682.690.708.170]
Cytochrome P450 Family 46 [D08.811.682.690.708.170.497]
Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase [D08.811.682.690.708.170.497.500]
Steroid Hydroxylases [D08.811.682.690.708.170.915]
Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase [D08.811.682.690.708.170.915.025]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Proteins [D12.776]
Hemeproteins [D12.776.422]
Cytochromes [D12.776.422.220]
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System [D12.776.422.220.453]
Cytochrome P450 Family 46 [D12.776.422.220.453.875]
Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase [D12.776.422.220.453.875.500]
Steroid Hydroxylases [D12.776.422.220.453.915]
Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase [D12.776.422.220.453.915.025]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase".

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