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sterol

any organic compound that is a steroid having a hydroxyl group attached to C3 position
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sterol

Summary

sterol is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. sterol ranks in the top 9% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (716 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • sterol's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
  • sterol's instance of is recorded as group or class of chemical substances[4].
  • sterol's instance of is recorded as cholestane steroid[5].
  • sterol's canonical SMILES is recorded as C12C(C3C(C(CC3)*)(C)CC1)CCC4C2(CCC(C4)O)C[6].
  • sterol is a type of steroid[7].
  • sterol is part of sterol binding[8].
  • sterol is part of sterol metabolic process[9].
  • sterol is part of sterol biosynthetic process[10].
  • sterol is part of sterol catabolic process[11].
  • sterol is part of ABC-type sterol transporter activity[12].
  • sterol is part of sterol transmembrane transport[13].
  • sterol is part of intermembrane sterol transfer[14].
  • sterol is part of sterol transfer activity[15].
  • sterol is part of sterol transporter activity[16].
  • sterol is part of sterol transport[17].
  • sterol is part of sterol import[18].
  • sterol is part of response to sterol[19].
  • sterol is part of cellular response to sterol[20].
  • sterol is part of sterol homeostasis[21].
  • sterol is part of sterol 3-beta-glucosyltransferase activity[22].
  • sterol is part of phosphatidylcholine-sterol O-acyltransferase activity[23].
  • sterol is part of sterol esterase activity[24].
  • sterol is part of diacylglycerol-sterol O-acyltransferase activity[25].
  • sterol is part of sterol sensor activity[26].
  • sterol's Commons category is recorded as Sterols[27].

Why It Matters

sterol ranks in the top 9% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (716 views/month).[2] sterol has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] sterol is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ChEBI release 2021-07-01. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → structural class of chemical entities, group or class of chemical substances, cholestane steroid
    Aliases → —
    Different from → sterols [cytosol], gonan-3-ol
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 4360, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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