24-methylcholesta-5,24-dien-3beta-ol (CHEBI:172991)

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CHEBI:172991 - 24-methylcholesta-5,24-dien-3β-ol

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:172991
ChEBI Name	24-methylcholesta-5,24-dien-3β-ol
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ASCII Name	24-methylcholesta-5,24-dien-3beta-ol
Definition	A 3β-hydroxy-Δ⁵-steroid that is desmosterol substituted by a methyl group at position 24.
Last Modified	24 June 2026
Submitter	MetaboLights
Downloads	Molfile

Formula	C28H46O
Net Charge	0
Average Mass	398.675
Monoisotopic Mass	398.35487
SMILES	[H][C@@]12CC=C3C[C@@H](O)CC[C@]3(C)[C@@]1([H])CC[C@@]1(C)[C@@]2([H])CC[C@]1([H])[C@H](C)CCC(C)=C(C)C
InChI	InChI=1S/C28H46O/c1-18(2)19(3)7-8-20(4)24-11-12-25-23-10-9-21-17-22(29)13-15-27(21,5)26(23)14-16-28(24,25)6/h9,20,22-26,29H,7-8,10-17H2,1-6H3/t20-,22+,23+,24-,25+,26+,27+,28-/m1/s1
InChIKey	YTFTXKBJICNYCV-PXBBAZSNSA-N

Species of Metabolite	Component	Source	Comments
Ircinia mutans (WORMS:165034)	-	PubMed (34043935)
Lycium barbarum (ncbitaxon:112863)	-	PubMed (38961030)
Lycium ruthenicum (ncbitaxon:112879)	-	PubMed (30178878)
Mortierella alpina (ncbitaxon:64518)	mycelium (BTO:0001436)	PubMed (16647729)
Mus musculus (ncbitaxon:10090)	brain (BTO:0000142)	MetaboLights (MTBLS2457)	Strain: C57BL/6J [EFO:0000606]
Tetraselmis chui (ncbitaxon:63592)	-	PubMed (15540591)

Roles Classification

Biological Roles:

fungal metabolite Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in fungi, the kingdom that includes microorganisms such as the yeasts and moulds.

plant metabolite Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.

algal metabolite Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in algae including unicellular organisms like chlorella and diatoms to multicellular organisms like giant kelps and brown algae.

ChEBI Ontology

Outgoing Relation(s)
	24-methylcholesta-5,24-dien-3β-ol (CHEBI:172991) has role algal metabolite (CHEBI:84735)
	24-methylcholesta-5,24-dien-3β-ol (CHEBI:172991) has role fungal metabolite (CHEBI:76946)
	24-methylcholesta-5,24-dien-3β-ol (CHEBI:172991) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
	24-methylcholesta-5,24-dien-3β-ol (CHEBI:172991) is a 3β-hydroxy-Δ⁵-steroid (CHEBI:1722)
	24-methylcholesta-5,24-dien-3β-ol (CHEBI:172991) is a 3β-sterol (CHEBI:35348)
	24-methylcholesta-5,24-dien-3β-ol (CHEBI:172991) is a C₂₈-steroid (CHEBI:188921)
	24-methylcholesta-5,24-dien-3β-ol (CHEBI:172991) is a ergostanoid (CHEBI:50403)

IUPAC Name
ergosta-5,24-dien-3β-ol

Synonyms	Source
24-methyl-24,25-didehydrocholesterol	ChEBI
24-methylcholesta-5,24(25)-dien-3β-ol	ChEBI
24-methylcholesta-5,24-dien-3β-ol	ChEBI
24-methyldesmosterol	ChemSpider

UniProt Name	Source
24-methylcholesta-5,24-dien-3β-ol	UniProt

Manual Xrefs	Databases
167978	ChemSpider
LMST01030110	LIPID MAPS

Registry Numbers	Sources
CAS:20780-41-0	PubChem Compound

Citations