| cholestane |
a saturated steroid hydrocarbon, with C-18 and C-19 methyl groups and an isooctyl side chain at C-17; obtained by reduction of cholesterol and other C27 steroids.
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| cholestanetriol |
a triply hydroxylated intermediate formed in the biosynthesis of bile acids from cholesterol.
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| cholestanetriol 26-monooxygenase |
[EC 1.14.13.15] an enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that hydroxylates 5β-cholestane-3α,7α,12α-triol (or any of several related intermediates) as a step in the major biosynthetic pathway of bile acids from cholesterol. Deficiency of the enzyme, an autosomal recessive trait, results in cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis. Called also 27-hydroxylase.
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