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| IUPAC name 5α-Cholesta-8,24-dien-3β-ol | |
| Systematic IUPAC name (1R,3aR,5aS,7S,9aS,11aR)-9a,11a-Dimethyl-1-[(2R)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-2,3,3a,4,5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,10,11,11a-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-7-ol | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.438 |
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| Properties | |
| C27H4O | |
| Molar mass | 344.328 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Zymosterol is an intermediate incholesterol biosynthesis.[1] Disregarding some intermediate compounds (e.g. 4-4-dimethylzymosterol),lanosterol can be considered a precursor of zymosterol in the cholesterol synthesis pathway. The conversion of zymosterol into cholesterol happens in theendoplasmic reticulum. Zymosterol accumulates quickly in the plasma membrane coming from thecytosol. The movement of zymosterol across the cytosol is more than twice as fast as the movement of cholesterol itself.
