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| Chemical Name | [10,13-dimethyl-17-(6-methylheptan-2-yl)-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl] octadecanoate |
| Chemical Formula | C45H80O2 |
| CAS Number | 35602-69-8 |
| Chemical Information | HMDB00952 |
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| Nutritional Taxonomy | Not Available |
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| Biofluid Location | Not Available |
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| Normal Biofluid Concentrations | Not Available |
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| Diseases / Conditions Related to Nutrition | Not Available |
| Other (Monogenic Disorders) | Not Available |
| Abnormal Biofluid Concentrations | Not Available |
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Introduction
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Cholesteryl stearic acid is a cholesteryl ester. A cholesteryl ester is an ester of cholesterol. Fatty acid esters of cholesterol constitute about two-thirds of the cholesterol in the plasma. Cholesterol is a sterol (a combination steroid and alcohol) and a lipid found in the cell membranes of all body tissues, and transported in the blood plasma of all animals. The accumulation of cholesterol esters in the arterial intima (the innermost layer of an artery, in direct contact with the flowing blood) is a characteristic feature of atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a disease affecting arterial blood vessels. It is a chronic inflammatory response in the walls of arteries, in large part to the deposition of lipoproteins (plasma proteins that carry cholesterol and triglycerides). All saturated fatty acids, with the notable exception of stearic acid (C18:0), raise low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels. Compared with other saturated FA, stearic acid lowers LDL cholesterol. (PMID: 17045072, 16477803)
Biological Function
Catabolism
Diseases / Conditions Related to Nutrition
Other (Monogenic) Disorders