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    Desmosterol (Cholesta-5,24-dien-3β-ol) is a lipid present in the membrane of phytoplankton and an intermediate product in cholesterol synthesis in mammal...
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  • (24R,24′R)-fucosterol epoxide ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } desmosterol + acetaldehyde This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically...
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    decreased significantly. Clomifene is an inhibitor of the conversion of desmosterol into cholesterol by the enzyme 24-dehydrocholesterol reductase. Concerns...
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    defect in cholesterol biosynthesis. It results in an accumulation of desmosterol and a variety of associated symptoms. Only two cases have been reported...
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    conversion of desmosterol into cholesterol. Although effective in reducing cholesterol levels, this results in tissue accumulation of desmosterol, which in...
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  • azacosterol and triparanol inhibit the production of cholesterol from desmosterol, one of the last steps in cholesterol biosynthesis, and were formerly...
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    24-dehydrocholesterol reductase (24-DHCR), preventing the formation of cholesterol from desmosterol. Although it primarily acts to inhibit 24-DHCR, the drug also inhibits...
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    to cholesterol, as well as the reduction of 7-dehydrodesmosterol to desmosterol. It requires NADPH as a cofactor for this reduction, and may involve...
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  • "Solanidine". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-25. PubChem. "Desmosterol". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-25. PubChem. "Tomatidine"...
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  • mass: 384.339216 u) may refer to: Cholecalciferol 7-Dehydrocholesterol Desmosterol Previtamin D3 Zymosterol, a cholesterol intermediate This set index page...
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