Showing chemical card for Dihydrolanasterol (CFc000333777)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
Update Date
2022-09-14 05:14:12 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000333777
Molecule Identification
Common Name
Dihydrolanasterol
Definition
3beta-lanostenol, also known as (3beta,5xi,14xi)-isomer of lanostenol or 5 alpha-lanost-8-en-3 beta-ol, is a member of the class of compounds known as triterpenoids. Triterpenoids are terpene molecules containing six isoprene units. Thus, 3beta-lanostenol is considered to be a sterol lipid molecule. 3beta-lanostenol is practically insoluble (in water) and an extremely weak acidic compound (based on its pKa). 3beta-lanostenol can be synthesized from lanosterol. 3beta-lanostenol can also be synthesized into eburicol. 3beta-lanostenol can be found in a number of food items such as red bell pepper, green bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, and orange bell pepper, which makes 3beta-lanostenol a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products. 3beta-lanostenol exists in all eukaryotes, ranging from yeast to humans. In humans, 3beta-lanostenol is involved in several metabolic pathways, some of which include zoledronate action pathway, rosuvastatin action pathway, lovastatin action pathway, and ibandronate action pathway. 3beta-lanostenol is also involved in several metabolic disorders, some of which include hyper-igd syndrome, smith-lemli-opitz syndrome (SLOS), hypercholesterolemia, and cholesteryl ester storage disease.
