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Chemical compound Not to be confused with Epiestriol.

Episterol
Names


IUPAC name (3S,5S,10S,13R,14R,17R)-10, 13-dimethyl-17--2,3,4,5,6,9,11, 12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopentaphenanthren-3-ol
Systematic IUPAC name (3β,5α)-Ergosta-7,24(28)-dien-3-ol
Identifiers
CAS Number	474-68-0
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
Beilstein Reference	2421473
ChEBI	CHEBI:23929
ChemSpider	4446754
KEGG	C15777
MeSH	Episterol
PubChem CID	5283662
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID40963827
InChI InChI=1S/C28H46O/c1-18(2)19(3)7-8-20(4)24-11-12-25-23-10-9-21-17-22(29)13-15-27(21,5)26(23)14-16-28(24,25)6/h10,18,20-22,24-26,29H,3,7-9,11-17H2,1-2,4-6H3/t20-,21+,22+,24-,25+,26+,27+,28-/m1/s1Key: BTCAEOLDEYPGGE-JVAZTMFWSA-N InChI=1/C28H46O/c1-18(2)19(3)7-8-20(4)24-11-12-25-23-10-9-21-17-22(29)13-15-27(21,5)26(23)14-16-28(24,25)6/h10,18,20-22,24-26,29H,3,7-9,11-17H2,1-2,4-6H3/t20-,21+,22+,24-,25+,26+,27+,28-/m1/s1Key: BTCAEOLDEYPGGE-JVAZTMFWBW
SMILES C(CCC(=C)C(C)C)1CC21(CC3C2=CC43(CC(C4)O)C)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C₂₈H₄₆O
Molar mass	398.66 g/mol
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Chemical compound

Episterol is a sterol involved in the biosynthesis of steroids. Episterol is synthesized from 24-methylenelophenol. Episterol is converted to 5-dehydroepisterol by ERG3, the C-5 sterol desaturase in the yeast. Episterol is also known to be a precursor to ergosterol.

References

Osumi Takashi; Nishino Tokuzo; Katsuki Hirohiko (1979). "Studies on the delta 5-desaturation in ergosterol biosynthesis in yeast". The Journal of Biochemistry. 85 (3): 819–826. PMID 34600.

to HMG-CoA	Acetyl-CoA Acetoacetyl-CoA HMB HMB-CoA HMG-CoA
Ketone bodies	Acetone Acetoacetic acid β-Hydroxybutyric acid
to DMAPP	Mevalonic acid Phosphomevalonic acid 5-Diphosphomevalonic acid Isopentenyl pyrophosphate Dimethylallyl pyrophosphate
Geranyl-	Geranyl pyrophosphate Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate
Carotenoid	Prephytoene diphosphate Phytoene

Nonhuman

To Sitosterol	Cycloartenol Cycloeucalenol Obtusifoliol 4α-methylfecosterol Isofucosterol 24-Methylenelophenol Sitosterol More Phytosterols see here instead.
To Ergocalciferol	Fecosterol Episterol Ergostatrienol Ergostatetraenol Ergosterol Ergocalciferol

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