SHEET /m/cholesterol · PubChem CID 5997 · CAS 57-88-5 · REV 2026.07
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Cholesterol from source
C27H46O · 386.7 g/mol
Cholesterin · Cholest-5-en-3beta-ol · Cholesteryl alcohol · Dythol
sterol biosynthesized by all animal cells which is an essential structural component of all animal cell membranes
CategoryBody
TypeSteroid
Chemical familyAlcohols
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Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
C[C@H](CCCC(C)C)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CC=C4[C@@]3(CC[C@@H](C4)O)C)C
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