| Compound | Description |
|---|
| Cholesterol | The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils. |
| 24,25-epoxycholesterol | Rn given refers to (3alpha,5beta)-isomer; structure given in first source |
| 4-hydroxycholesterol | |
| 7-dehydrocholesterol | RN given refers to (3beta)-isomer; structure; main provitamin in skin that is converted by sunlight to cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) |
| desmosterol | An intermediate in the synthesis of cholesterol. |
| cholesteryl oleate | RN given refers to ((Z)-isomer) |
| lathosterol | RN given refers to (3beta,5alpha)-isomer |
| cholest-5-en-3 beta,7 alpha-diol | substrate for hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; RN given refers to (3beta,7alpha)-isomer |
| lanosterol | A triterpene that derives from the chair-boat-chair-boat folding of 2,3-oxidosqualene. It is metabolized to CHOLESTEROL and CUCURBITACINS. |
| mevalonic acid | A dihydroxy monocarboxylic acid and precursor in the biosynthetic pathway known as the mevalonate pathway, which produces terpenes and steroids that are vital for diverse cellular functions. |
| 25-hydroxycholesterol | |
| 7-ketocholesterol | inhibits uptake of cholesterol in rabbit aorta |
| cholest-4-en-3-one | |
| cholest-5-ene-3 beta,26-diol | isolated from human brain |