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... > Lipids > Membrane Lipids > Sterols > Cholesterol > Oxysterols > Ketocholesterols
... > Polycyclic Compounds > Fused-Ring Compounds > Steroids > Cholestanes > Sterols > Cholesterol > Oxysterols > Ketocholesterols
... > Polycyclic Compounds > Fused-Ring Compounds > Steroids > Cholestanes > Cholestenes > Cholesterol > Oxysterols > Ketocholesterols
... > Polycyclic Compounds > Fused-Ring Compounds > Steroids > Cholestanes > Cholestenes > Cholestenones > Ketocholesterols

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Ketocholesterols  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Oxocholesterols

Scope note

  • Cholesterol substituted in any position by a keto moiety. The 7-keto isomer inhibits cholesterol uptake in the coronary arteries and aorta by blocking 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase activity.

History note

  • 91(80); was see under CHOLESTEROL 1980-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007653

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