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Showing Compound Desmosterol (FDB005374)

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Creation date2010-04-08 22:06:39 UTC
Update date2019-11-26 03:00:32 UTC
Primary IDFDB005374
Secondary Accession NumbersNot Available
Chemical Information
FooDB NameDesmosterol
DescriptionDesmosterol is an intermediate in the synthesis of cholesterol. Desmosterolosis is a rare autosomal recessive inborn errors of cholesterol synthesis that is caused by defective activity of desmosterol reductase which results in an accumulation of demosterol (DHCR24, EC 1.3.1.72), combines a severe osteosclerotic skeletal dysplasia and includes 2-3 toe syndactyly with Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS; the biochemical block in SLOS results in decreased cholesterol levels and increased 7-dehydrocholesterol levels). Desmosterolosis is caused by mutation of the 24-dehydrocholesterol reductase gene (DHCR24). Many of the malformations in SLOS and desmosterolosis are consistent with impaired hedgehog function. The hedgehog proteins include Sonic hedgehog (SHH), which plays a major role in midline patterning and limb development. Desmosterolosis, caused by defective activity of desmosterol reductase, combines a severe osteosclerotic skeletal dysplasia. 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase (DHCR7, EC 1.3.1.21) reduces the C7-C8 double bond in the sterol B ring to form cholesterol or desmosterol depending upon the precursor. Desmosterol can be converted to cholesterol by DHCR24. Therefore, SLOS and Desmosterolosis patients invariably have elevated levels of cholesterol precursor's 7-dehydrocholesterol (and its spontaneous isomer 8-dehydrocholesterol) and absent desmosterol. (PMID: 14631207, 16207203). Desmosterol is found in many foods, some of which are fig, sago palm, mexican groundcherry, and pepper (c. frutescens).
CAS Number313-04-2
Structure
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MOLSDFPDBSMILESInChI
Synonyms
SynonymSource
24-dehydrocholesterolbiospider
3b-Cholesta-5,24-dien-3-olGenerator
3beta-cholesta-5,24-dien-3-olbiospider
3beta-Hydroxy-5,24-cholestadienebiospider
3β-cholesta-5,24-dien-3-olGenerator
5,24-Cholestadien-3beta-olbiospider
cholest-5,24-dien-3beta-olbiospider
Cholesta-5,24-dien-3-olbiospider
Cholesta-5,24-dien-3-ol, (3β)-biospider
Cholesta-5,24-dien-3β-olbiospider
Cholesta-5,24-dien-3b-olbiospider
cholesta-5,24-dien-3beta-olbiospider
Cholesta-5,24-dien-3β-olGenerator
Delta5,24-cholestadien-3-beta-olbiospider
Desmesterolbiospider
Desmosterolbiospider
Desmosterol-CPDbiospider
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility0.00011 g/LALOGPS
logP6.62ALOGPS
logP6.71ChemAxon
logS-6.5ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)18.2ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-1.4ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area20.23 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count4ChemAxon
Refractivity121.47 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability49.51 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings4ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveNoChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Chemical FormulaC27H44O
IUPAC name(1S,2R,5S,10S,11S,14R,15R)-2,15-dimethyl-14-(6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)tetracyclo[8.7.0.0^{2,7}.0^{11,15}]heptadec-7-en-5-ol
InChI IdentifierInChI=1S/C27H44O/c1-18(2)7-6-8-19(3)23-11-12-24-22-10-9-20-17-21(28)13-15-26(20,4)25(22)14-16-27(23,24)5/h7,9,19,21-25,28H,6,8,10-17H2,1-5H3/t19?,21-,22-,23+,24-,25-,26-,27+/m0/s1
InChI KeyAVSXSVCZWQODGV-XWPGJHTNSA-N
Isomeric SMILES[H][C@@]12CC=C3C[C@@H](O)CC[C@]3(C)[C@H]1CC[C@]1(C)[C@H](CC[C@@H]21)C(C)CCC=C(C)C
Average Molecular Weight384.6377
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight384.33921603
Classification
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as cholesterols and derivatives. Cholesterols and derivatives are compounds containing a 3-hydroxylated cholestane core.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassSteroids and steroid derivatives
Sub ClassCholestane steroids
Direct ParentCholesterols and derivatives
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Cholesterol-skeleton
  • Cholesterol
  • 3-beta-hydroxysteroid
  • 3-beta-hydroxy-delta-5-steroid
  • Hydroxysteroid
  • 3-hydroxysteroid
  • 3-hydroxy-delta-5-steroid
  • Delta-5-steroid
  • Cyclic alcohol
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Alcohol
  • Aliphatic homopolycyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic homopolycyclic compounds
External DescriptorsNot Available
Ontology
OntologyNo ontology term
Physico-Chemical Properties - Experimental
Physico-Chemical Properties - Experimental
PropertyValueReference
Physical stateSolid
Physical DescriptionNot Available
Mass CompositionNot Available
Melting Point121.5 oC
Boiling PointNot Available
Experimental Water SolubilityNot Available
Experimental logPNot Available
Experimental pKaNot Available
Isoelectric pointNot Available
Charge0
Optical RotationNot Available
Spectroscopic UV DataNot Available
DensityNot Available
Refractive IndexNot Available
Spectra
SpectraNot Available
ChemSpider ID388662
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL455876
KEGG Compound IDC01802
Pubchem Compound ID439577
Pubchem Substance IDNot Available
ChEBI ID17737
Phenol-Explorer IDNot Available
DrugBank IDNot Available
HMDB IDHMDB02719
CRC / DFC (Dictionary of Food Compounds) IDNot Available
EAFUS IDNot Available
Dr. Duke IDDESMOSTEROL
BIGG ID38445
KNApSAcK IDC00023743
HET IDNot Available
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
Flavornet IDNot Available
GoodScent IDNot Available
SuperScent IDNot Available
Wikipedia IDNot Available
Phenol-Explorer Metabolite IDNot Available
Duplicate IDSNot Available
Old DFC IDSNot Available
Associated Foods
FoodContent Range AverageReference
FoodReference
Biological Effects and Interactions
Health Effects / BioactivitiesNot Available
EnzymesNot Available
Pathways
NameSMPDB LinkKEGG Link
Steroid BiosynthesisSMP00023 map00100
MetabolismNot Available
BiosynthesisNot Available
Organoleptic Properties
FlavoursNot Available
Files
MSDSshow
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
General ReferenceNot Available
Content Reference— Duke, James. 'Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. United States Department of Agriculture.' Agricultural Research Service, Accessed April 27 (2004).
— Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181.