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| ImageFile = Lanosterol skeletal.svg | ImageFile = Lanosterol skeletal.svg
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| IUPACName = lanosta-8,24-dien-3-ol
| ImageAlt2 = Ball-and-stick model of lanosterol
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| IUPACName = Lanosta-8,24-dien-3β-ol
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| SMILES = C(CCC=C(C)C)1CC<br>2(C)C1CCC3=C2CC<br>4C(C)(C)(O)CC34C
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| MeSHName = Lanosterol
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| InChI = 1/C30H50O/c1-20(2)10-9-11-21(3)22-14-18-30(8)24-12-13-25-27(4,5)26(31)16-17-28(25,6)23(24)15-19-29(22,30)7/h10,21-22,25-26,31H,9,11-19H2,1-8H3/t21-,22-,25+,26+,28-,29-,30+/m1/s1
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'''Lanosterol''' is a ] ] and is the compound from which all animal and fungal ]s are derived. By contrast, plant steroids are produced via ].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Schaller|first1=Hubert|title=The role of sterols in plant growth and development|journal=Progress in Lipid Research|date=May 2003|volume=42|issue=3|pages=163–175|doi=10.1016/S0163-7827(02)00047-4|pmid=12689617}}</ref> In the eyes of vertebrates, lanosterol is a natural constituent, having a role in maintaining health of the ]. Lanosterol is the precursor to ].<ref name=Nes/>
'''Lanosterol''' is a tetracyclic ], which is the compound from which all ]s are derived.


==Role in creation of steroids==
Elaboration of lanosterol under enzyme catalysis leads to the core structure of steroids. 14-Demethylation of lanosterol by ] eventually yields ].
] (IPP), ] (DMAPP), ] (GPP), and ] shown. Some intermediates are omitted.]]


==Biosynthesis== ==Biosynthesis==
The biosynthesis of lanosterol has been intensively investigated.<ref name=Nes>{{cite journal |doi=10.1021/cr200021m |title=Biosynthesis of cholesterol and other sterols |date=2011 |last1=Nes |first1=W. David |journal=Chemical Reviews |volume=111 |issue=10 |pages=6423–6451 |pmc=3191736 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable"
| '''Description''' || '''Illustration''' || '''Enzyme''' ! Description !! Illustration !! Enzyme
|- |-
| Two molecules of ] condense with reduction by ] to form ] || ] || ] | Two molecules of ] condense with reduction by ] to form ] || ] || ]
|- |-
| Squalene is oxidized to ] (squalene epoxide) || ] || ] | Squalene is oxidized to ] (squalene epoxide) || ] || ]
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| 2,3-Oxidosqualene is converted to a protosterol cation and finally to lanosterol || ] || ] | 2,3-Oxidosqualene is converted to a protosterol cation and finally to lanosterol || ] || ]
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| (step 2) || ] || (step 2) | (step 2) || ] || (step 2)
|} |}

Elaboration of lanosterol under enzyme catalysis leads to other steroids. 14-] of lanosterol by ] eventually yields ].
] (IPP), ] (DMAPP), ] (GPP), and ] shown. Some intermediates are omitted.]]

==Research as an eye drop supplement==
As a molecule naturally enriched in the eye lens, lanosterol is a component involved in maintenance of lens clarity.<ref name="das">{{cite journal |vauthors=Daszynski DM, Santhoshkumar P, Phadte AS, Sharma KK, Zhong HA, Lou MF, Kador PF|display-authors=3 |title=Failure of oxysterols such as lanosterol to restore lens clarity from cataracts |journal=Scientific Reports |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=8459 |date=June 2019 |pmid=31186457 |pmc=6560215 |doi=10.1038/s41598-019-44676-4}}</ref><ref name="xu">{{cite journal |vauthors=Xu J, Fu Q, Chen X, Yao K |title=Advances in pharmacotherapy of cataracts |journal=Annals of Translational Medicine |volume=8 |issue=22 |pages=1552 |date=November 2020 |pmid=33313297 |pmc=7729355 |doi=10.21037/atm-20-1960|doi-access=free}}</ref> Its proposed ] is to inhibit the aggregation of ], which contribute to the clouding of vision by forming ]s.<ref name=das/><ref name=xu/>

Lanosterol is under research for its potential as a therapeutic additive in ]s to inhibit the aggregation of crystallin proteins and dissolve ]s.<ref name=das/><ref name=xu/> However, supplemental lanosterol in eye drops appears to have limited solubility and poor ] in the eye, and has not proved effective for inhibiting cataracts, as of 2020.<ref name=das/><ref name=xu/>


==See also== ==See also==
*] *]
*] *]
*Other tetracyclic ]s: ], ], ], and ].<ref name=Nes/>


==References==
*{{cite journal
| author = ], W. E. Russey, P. R. Ortiz de Montellano
| title = 2,3-Oxidosqualene, an Intermediate in the Biological Synthesis of Sterols from Squalene
| journal = ]
| volume = 88
| issue = 20
| year = 1966
| pages = 4750–4751
| doi = 10.1021/ja00972a056}}
*{{cite journal
| author = I. Abe, M. Rohmer, G. D. Prestwich
| title = Enzymatic cyclization of squalene and oxidosqualene to sterols and triterpenes
| journal = ]
| volume = 93
| issue = 6
| year = 1993
| pages = 2189–2206
| doi = 10.1021/cr00022a009}}
*{{cite journal
| author = ], ], O. Jeger, D. Arigoni
| title = Zur Kenntnis der Triterpene. 190. Mitteilung. Eine stereochemische Interpretation der biogenetischen Isoprenregel bei den Triterpenen
| journal = ]
| volume = 38
| issue = 7
| year = 1955
| pages = 1890–1904
| doi = 10.1002/hlca.19550380728}}


==External links== ==References==
{{Reflist}}


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