Term Name: lanosterol
Synonyms: (3beta)-lanosta-8,24-dien-3-ol, (3beta,5alpha)-4,4,14-trimethylcholesta-8,24-dien-3-ol, 4,4',14alpha-Trimethyl-5alpha-cholesta-8,24-dien-3beta-ol, lanosta-8,24-dien-3beta-ol, Lanosterin, Lanosterol
Definition: A tetracyclic triterpenoid that is lanosta-8,24-diene substituted by a beta-hydroxy group at the 3beta position. It is the compound from which all steroids are derived.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:16521]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: 3beta-sterol 14alpha-methyl steroid tetracyclic triterpenoid
has_parent_hydride: lanostane
has_role: bacterial metabolite human metabolite mouse metabolite plant metabolite Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite
inverse has_functional_parent: 3beta-hydroxy-lanosta-8, 24-dien-26-oate 14-demethyllanosterol 24,25-dihydrolanosterol 26-hydroxylanosterol 26-oxolanosterol lanosteryl ester pneumocysterol