Oxycholesterol

Oxycholesterol
Names
	Systematic IUPAC name (3β,5β,6β)-5,6-Epoxycholestan-3-ol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	97204;
PubChem CID	108109;
	InChI InChI=1S/C27H46O2/c1-17(2)7-6-8-18(3)21-9-10-22-20-15-24-27(29-24)16-19(28)11-14-26(27,5)23(20)12-13-25(21,22)4/h17-24,28H,6-16H2,1-5H3/t18-,19+,20+,21-,22+,23+,24-,25-,26-,27-/m1/s1 Key: PRYIJAGAEJZDBO-DTLXENBRSA-N; InChI=1/C27H46O2/c1-17(2)7-6-8-18(3)21-9-10-22-20-15-24-27(29-24)16-19(28)11-14-26(27,5)23(20)12-13-25(21,22)4/h17-24,28H,6-16H2,1-5H3/t18-,19+,20+,21-,22+,23+,24-,25-,26-,27-/m1/s1 Key: PRYIJAGAEJZDBO-DTLXENBRBQ;
	SMILES C[C@H](CCCC(C)C)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2C[C@@H]4[C@]5([C@@]3(CC[C@@H](C5)O)C)O4)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C27H46O2
Molar mass	402.66 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
	Infobox references

Oxycholesterol or 5,6-epoxycholesterol is a form of oxidized cholesterol implicated in atherosclerosis.^[1] It is commonly formed from the reaction of fats and oxygen during high temperature cooking such as frying.

References

↑ Physorg:Little known type of cholesterol may pose the greatest heart disease risk

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[1] Physorg:Little known type of cholesterol may pose the greatest heart disease risk

Oxycholesterol

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