Azacosterol

"Azacosterol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Diaza derivative of cholesterol which acts as a hypocholesteremic agent by blocking delta-24-reductase, which causes the accumulation of desmosterol.

Descriptor ID	D001373
MeSH Number(s)	D04.210.500.247.222.284.070 D04.210.500.247.808.197.070 D10.570.938.208.070
Concept/Terms	Azacosterol Azacosterol 20,25-Diazacholesterol 20,25 Diazacholesterol Diazacholesterol Dihydrochloride Diazacholesterol Dihydrochloride Dihydrochloride, Diazacholesterol SC 12937 SC 12937

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Azacosterol".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Fused-Ring Compounds [D04.210]
Steroids [D04.210.500]
Cholestanes [D04.210.500.247]
Cholestenes [D04.210.500.247.222]
Cholesterol [D04.210.500.247.222.284]
Azacosterol [D04.210.500.247.222.284.070]
Sterols [D04.210.500.247.808]
Cholesterol [D04.210.500.247.808.197]
Azacosterol [D04.210.500.247.808.197.070]
Lipids [D10]
Membrane Lipids [D10.570]
Sterols [D10.570.938]
Cholesterol [D10.570.938.208]
Azacosterol [D10.570.938.208.070]

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