Any steroid based on a cholestane skeleton and its derivatives.
| Member | Definition | Role |
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| 19-hydroxycholesterol | | 19-Hydroxycholesterol |
| 20,22-dihydroxycholesterol | An oxysterol that is cholesterol substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 20 and 22 (the 20R,22R-stereoisomer). | (20R,22R)-20,22-dihydroxycholesterol |
| 22-ketocholesterol | A 3beta-sterol that is cholesterol carrying an oxo group at position 22. | 22-ketocholesterol |
| 24,25-epoxycholesterol | A 3beta-hydroxy-Delta(5)-steroid that is desmosterol in which the double bond at position 24-25 has been oxidised to the corresponding epoxide (the 24S diastereoisomer). It is an oxysterol agonist of the liver X receptor. | 24(S),25-epoxycholesterol |
| 3-hydroxy-5-cholestenoic acid | A steroid acid resulting from the oxidation of one of the terminal methyl groups of cholesterol to the corresponding aldehyde. | 3beta-hydroxycholest-5-en-26-oic acid |
| 4,4-dimethylcholesta-8,14-dien-3-ol | A cholestanoid that is 5alpha-cholesta-8,14-dien-3beta-ol bearing two additional methyl substituents at position 4. | 4,4-dimethyl-8,14-cholestadien-3beta-ol |
| 4,6-cholestadien-3-one | | cholest-4,6-dien-3-one |
| 5,22-cholestadien-3beta-ol | | cholesta-5,22E-dien-3-ol |
| 6-ketocholestanol | | 6-Oxocholestanol |
| 7 alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one | A cholestanoid consisting of a cholesterol core having an oxo group at the 3-position, a C=C bond at the 4,5-position and an alpha-hydroxy group at the 7-position. | 7alpha-hydroxycholest-4-en-3-one |
| 7-aminocholesterol | A 3beta-sterol that is cholesterol substituted at position 7 by an amino group. | 7-aminocholesterol |
| 7-dehydrocholesterol | | cholesta-5,7-dien-3beta-ol |
| 7-ketocholesterol | A cholestanoid that consists of cholesterol bearing an oxo substituent at position 7. | 7-ketocholesterol |
| cholest-4-en-3-one | A cholestanoid that is cholest-4-ene substituted by an oxo group at position 3. | cholest-4-en-3-one |
| cholest-5-en-3-one | A 3-oxo Delta(5)-steroid that is cholesterol in which the alcoholic hydroxy group has been oxidised to the corresponding ketone. | cholest-5-en-3-one |
| cholestane-3,7,12,25-tetrol | | Cholestane-3,7,12,25-tetrol |
| cholestanol | | (3S,5S)-10,13-dimethyl-17-(6-methylheptan-2-yl)-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol |
| cholestanol, (3alpha, 5beta)-isomer | | Epi-coprostanol |
| coprostanone | | (5R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-(6-methylheptan-2-yl)-1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one |
| dafachronic acid | A cholestanoid that is (5alpha)-cholestan-26-oic acid in which the hydrogens at position 3 are replaced by an oxo group. | (5alpha)-3-oxocholestan-26-oic acid |
| desmosterol | A cholestanoid that is cholesta-5,24-diene substituted by a beta-hydroxy group at position 3. It is an intermediate metabolite obtained during the synthesis of cholesterol. | desmosterol |
| lathosterol | A cholestanoid that is (5alpha)-cholest-7-ene substituted by a beta-hydroxy group at position 3. | 5alpha-cholest-7-en-3beta-ol |
| ys 64 | | Cholestan-6-oxo-3,5-diol |
| zymostenol | A cholestanoid that is 5alpha-cholestane substituted by a beta-hydroxy group at position 3. | 5alpha-cholest-8-en-3beta-ol |
| zymosterol | | zymosterol |