27-Hydroxycholesterol, does it exist? On the nomenclature and stereochemistry of 26-hydroxylated sterols

Steroids

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 575-577

  Fakheri, Robert J ^a   Javitt, Norman B ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

(25R) 26 Hydroxycholesterol; 26 Hydroxylanosterol; 26 Hydroxylation; CYP27A1; Nomenclature; Oxysterols

Indexed keywords

26 HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; 27 HYDROXYLANOSTEROL; LANOSTEROL; OXYSTEROL; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR; STEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; DRUG NOMENCLATURE; DRUG STRUCTURE; ISOMERISM; REVIEW; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

HYDROXYCHOLESTEROLS; HYDROXYLATION; STEREOISOMERISM; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84859847698     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: 18785867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2012.02.006     Document Type: Review

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