Lathosterol is a
cholesterol
Cholesterol is any of a class of certain organic molecules called lipids. It is a sterol (or modified steroid), a type of lipid. Cholesterol is biosynthesized by all animal cells and is an essential structural component of animal cell mem ...
-like molecule found small amounts in humans.
Sterol-C5-desaturase-like acts upon it. It is accumulated in
lathosterolosis.
See also
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Lathosterol oxidase
References
Cholestanes
Sterols
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