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cholesteryl ester

A sterol ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of any carboxylic acid with the 3-hydroxy group of cholesterol.

ChEBI ID: 17002

Members (3)

MemberDefinitionRole
ceriumA cholesterol ester obtained by the formal condensation of the hydroxy group of cholesterol with the carboxy group of myristic acid.cholesteryl myristate
cholesterol acetateA cholesterol ester obtained by formal acylation of the hydroxy group of cholesterol by acetic acid.cholesteryl acetate
cholesteryl palmitateA cholesterol ester obtained by the formal condensation of cholesterol with palmitic acid.cholesteryl palmitate

Research

Studies (70)

TimeframeStudies, Drugs in This Class (%)All Drugs %
pre-199010 (14.29)18.7374
1990's20 (28.57)18.2507
2000's22 (31.43)29.6817
2010's17 (24.29)24.3611
2020's1 (1.43)2.80

Study Types

Publication TypeStudies, Drugs in This Class (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews0 (0.00%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other72 (100.00%)84.16%