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Cholesterol

PubChem 5997
was used by NIH 3D workflows to automatically generate models for
raffi
Created:
2/12/15
Submitted:
10/6/26
Published:
10/6/26
ball-and-stick, color, print caution
5997-bas-color-print_cautionAtoms shown as ball-and-stick (geometry appears faceted on screen; apply smooth normals in Blender or similar to improve visualization; generally smooth when 3D printed) with standard colors. 3D printable, with caution, using certain 3D printers.

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3DPX-001052

NIH 3D DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60705/3dpx/1052.3

Licensing:

Public Domain
How to cite this NIH 3D entry
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Version 3

Category

Small Molecules
Small Molecules
Description
Cholesterol is a cholestanoid consisting of cholestane having a double bond at the 5,6-position as well as a 3beta-hydroxy group. It has a role as a mouse metabolite, a human metabolite, a Daphnia galeata metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a C27-steroid, a 3beta-hydroxy-Delta(5)-steroid, a 3beta-sterol and a cholestanoid.
Source Data Details
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/image/imagefly.cgi?cid=5997&width=400&height=400