Description: Lanosterol (3beta-Hydroxy-8,24-lanostadiene) is a tetracyclic triterpenoid which is the compound from which all steroids are derived. Target: Endogenous Metabolite. Smiles: [H][C@@]1(CC[C@@]2(C)C3=C(CC[C@]12C)[C@@]1(C)CC[C@H](O)C(C)(C)[C@]1([H])CC3)[C@H](C)CCC=C(C)C. References: Sinha R , Ahn J ,...

Lanosterol is a naturally-occurring sterol and biosynthetic precursor of several animal, fungal, and protozoan steroids, including cholesterol and ergosterol. Defects in the processing of lanosterol contribute to a wide variety of disorders, including the formation of cataracts. Similarly, certain fungicides act by...