 Lanosterol
"Lanosterol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A triterpene that derives from the chair-boat-chair-boat folding of 2,3-oxidosqualene. It is metabolized to CHOLESTEROL and CUCURBITACINS.
| Descriptor ID |
D007810
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.849.919.383 D04.210.500.247.222.222.347.557 D04.210.500.247.808.607 D10.570.938.590
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| Concept/Terms |
Lanosterol- Lanosterol
- 4,4,14 alpha-trimethyl-5 alpha-cholesta-8,24-dien-3 beta-ol
- Kryptosterol
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lanosterol" by people in Profiles.
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Wu W, Song K, Chen G, Liu N, Cao T. Ganoderic acid A improves osteoarthritis by regulating RANKL/OPG ratio. Chem Biol Drug Des. 2022 09; 100(3):313-319.
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Smiljanic K, Vanmierlo T, Djordjevic AM, Perovic M, Loncarevic-Vasiljkovic N, Tesic V, Rakic L, Ruzdijic S, Lutjohann D, Kanazir S. Aging induces tissue-specific changes in cholesterol metabolism in rat brain and liver. Lipids. 2013 Nov; 48(11):1069-77.
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Ling H, Zhou L, Jia X, Gapter LA, Agarwal R, Ng KY. Polyporenic acid C induces caspase-8-mediated apoptosis in human lung cancer A549 cells. Mol Carcinog. 2009 Jun; 48(6):498-507.
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Zhou L, Zhang Y, Gapter LA, Ling H, Agarwal R, Ng KY. Cytotoxic and anti-oxidant activities of lanostane-type triterpenes isolated from Poria cocos. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2008 Oct; 56(10):1459-62.
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