cholesterol
sterol biosynthesized by all animal cells which is an essential structural component of all animal cell membranes
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cholesterol
Summary
cholesterol is a type of chemical entity[1]. cholesterol has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- cholesterol's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
- cholesterol's physically interacts with is recorded as RAR related orphan receptor A[4].
- cholesterol's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC(C)CCCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C[5].
- cholesterol's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₇H₄₆O[6].
- cholesterol is a type of sterol[7].
- cholesterol is part of cholesterol binding[8].
- cholesterol is part of cholesterol biosynthetic process[9].
- cholesterol is part of cholesterol catabolic process[10].
- cholesterol is part of response to cholesterol[11].
- cholesterol is part of cellular response to cholesterol[12].
- cholesterol is part of intestinal cholesterol absorption[13].
- cholesterol is part of cholesterol transport[14].
- cholesterol is part of lysosome to ER cholesterol transport[15].
- cholesterol is part of cholesterol transfer activity[16].
- cholesterol is part of triglyceride-rich plasma lipoprotein particle[17].
- cholesterol is part of cholesterol efflux[18].
- cholesterol is part of cholesterol import[19].
- cholesterol is part of cholesterol metabolic process[20].
- cholesterol is part of cholesterol biosynthetic process via 24,25-dihydrolanosterol[21].
- cholesterol is part of cholesterol biosynthetic process via desmosterol[22].
- cholesterol is part of cholesterol biosynthetic process via lathosterol[23].
- cholesterol is part of cholesterol homeostasis[24].
- cholesterol is part of cholesterol O-acyltransferase activity[25].
- cholesterol is part of cholesterol 25-hydroxylase activity[26].
- cholesterol is part of cholesterol 7-alpha-monooxygenase activity[27].
Why It Matters
cholesterol has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] cholesterol is known by 99 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]