CHEBI:85778 - 4β-hydroxycholesterol

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ChEBI Name 4β-hydroxycholesterol
ChEBI ID CHEBI:85778
ChEBI ASCII Name 4beta-hydroxycholesterol
Definition A oxysterol that is cholesterol in which the hydrogen at the 4β position has been replaced by a hydroxy group. A metabolite of cholesterol formed by the drug-metabolizing enzyme cytochrome P450 3A4, it is one of the major oxysterols in the human circulation.
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Submitter Nevila Nouspikel
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Formula C27H46O2
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 402.65290
Monoisotopic Mass 402.34978
InChI InChI=1S/C27H46O2/c1-17(2)7-6-8-18(3)20-11-12-21-19-9-10-23-25(29)24(28)14-16-27(23,5)22(19)13-15-26(20,21)4/h10,17-22,24-25,28-29H,6-9,11-16H2,1-5H3/t18-,19+,20-,21+,22+,24+,25-,26-,27-/m1/s1
InChIKey CZDKQKOAHAICSF-JSAMMMMSSA-N
SMILES CC(C)CCC[C@@H](C)[C@H]1CC[C@H]2[C@@H]3CC=C4[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)CC[C@]4(C)[C@H]3CC[C@]12C
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): human metabolite
Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
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Outgoing 4β-hydroxycholesterol (CHEBI:85778) has functional parent cholesterol (CHEBI:16113)
4β-hydroxycholesterol (CHEBI:85778) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746)
4β-hydroxycholesterol (CHEBI:85778) is a 3β-hydroxy-Δ5-steroid (CHEBI:1722)
4β-hydroxycholesterol (CHEBI:85778) is a 3β-sterol (CHEBI:35348)
4β-hydroxycholesterol (CHEBI:85778) is a diol (CHEBI:23824)
4β-hydroxycholesterol (CHEBI:85778) is a oxysterol (CHEBI:53030)
IUPAC Name
cholest-5-ene-3β,4β-diol
Synonyms Sources
(3β,4β)-cholest-5-ene-3,4-diol IUPAC
4β-hydroxycholesterol UniProt
cholest-5-en-3β,4β-diol LIPID MAPS
Manual Xrefs Databases
HMDB0013643 HMDB
LMST01010014 LIPID MAPS
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Registry Number Type Source
17320-10-4 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
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25 April 2017