FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Chemical: desmosterol
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General Information
Name
desmosterol
FlyBase ID
FBch0001651
ChEBI Name
desmosterol
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:17737
PubChem Name
Desmosterol
PubChem ID
CID:439577
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of desmosterol
desmosterol
InChIKey

AVSXSVCZWQODGV-DPAQBDIFSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

A cholestanoid that is cholesta-5,24-diene substituted by a beta-hydroxy group at position 3. It is an intermediate metabolite obtained during the synthesis of cholesterol.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (19)
Synonyms
24-Dehydrocholesterol
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
24-dehydrocholesterol
(PubChem, 2019-)
313-04-2
(PubChem, 2019-)
3beta-cholesta-5,24-dien-3-ol
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
ANP93865R8
(PubChem, 2019-)
CHEBI:17737
(PubChem, 2019-)
Cholesta-5,24-dien-3-ol, (3.beta.)-
(PubChem, 2019-)
Cholesta-5,24-dien-3beta-ol
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
DESMOSTEROL
(PubChem, 2019-)
Desmosterol
(ChEBI, 2019-, Carvalho et al., 2010)
PubChem:439577
(PubChem, 2019-)
anp93865r8
(PubChem, 2019-)
chebi:17737
(PubChem, 2019-)
cholest-5,24-dien-3beta-ol
(PubChem, 2019-)
cholesta-5,24-dien-3-ol, (3.beta.)-
(PubChem, 2019-)
cholesta-5,24-dien-3beta-ol
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
desmesterol
(PubChem, 2019-)
desmosterol
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-, Carvalho et al., 2010)
pubchem:439577
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (3)