ergosterol peroxide

Term ID

CHEBI:65858

Synonyms

• (22E,24R)-5alpha,8alpha-epidioxyergosta-6,22-dien-3beta-ol
• (24R)-5alpha,8alpha-epidioxy-24-methylcholesta-6,22-dien-3beta-ol
• (3beta,5alpha,8alpha,22E)-5,8-epidioxyergosta-6,22-dien-3-ol
• (3S,5S,8S,9R,10R,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(2R,3E,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-1,3,4,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-2H-5,8-epidioxycyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
• 5alpha,8alpha-epidioxy-22E-ergosta-6,22-dien-3beta-ol
• ergosterol 5alpha,8alpha-epidioxide
• ergosterol endoperoxide
• ergosterol-5,8-peroxide
• peroxyergosterol

Definition

An ergostanoid that is ergosta-6,22-dien-3-ol with a peroxy group between positions 5 and 8 (the 3beta,5alpha,8alpha,22E stereoisomer). Isolated from Ganoderma lucidum and Cordyceps sinensis, it exhibits antimycobacterial, trypanocidal and antineoplastic activities.

References

• CAS:2061-64-5
• Chemspider:4508532
• PMID:10423860
• PMID:11014261
• PMID:15665489
• PMID:21341709
• PMID:21428374
• PMID:21469696
• PMID:22083593
• PMID:9635497
• Reaxys:96852
• Wikipedia:Ergosterol_peroxide

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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