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Lanosterol

The first cyclic sterol intermediate in cholesterol synthesis.

30-carbon moleculeCholesterol biosynthesisHomo sapiens
REFERENCE IDENTIFIERCHEBI:16521ChEBI record
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Lanosterol is a small molecule that cells make, use, or change in connected metabolic reactions.

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Record type: molecule. The first cyclic sterol intermediate in cholesterol synthesis.
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Carbon backbone 30 CThis carbon count is shown where it is defined for the molecule.

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Produced inCholesterol biosynthesisHandled byLanosterol synthase
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Lanosterol and cholesterol formation

Squalene is epoxidized and cyclized to lanosterol; multiple ER reactions then produce cholesterol.

Cholesterol biosynthesis · irreversible