Oxysterol

Oxysterols are oxidized derivatives of cholesterol, which are important in many biological processes, including cholesterol homeostasis, sphingolipid metabolism, platelet aggregation, apoptosis, and protein prenylation.^[1]

Some examples of oxysterols include:

• KEGG Compound C02799
• KEGG Compound C03587

References

1. ^ Schroepfer, Gj, Jr (Jan 2000). "Oxysterols: modulators of cholesterol metabolism and other processes" (Free full text). Physiological reviews 80 (1): 361–554. ISSN 0031-9333. PMID 10617772. http://physrev.physiology.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=10617772. 

External links

• Ingemar Björkhem; Ulf Diczfalusy (2002). "Oxysterols: Friends, Foes, or Just Fellow Passengers?". Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology 22 (5): 734. doi:10.1161/01.ATV.0000013312.32196.49. PMID 12006384. http://atvb.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/22/5/734. 
• Björkhem, I (Sep 2002). "Do oxysterols control cholesterol homeostasis?". The Journal of clinical investigation 110 (6): 725–30. doi:10.1172/JCI16388. PMC 151135. PMID 12235099. http://www.jci.org/articles/view/16388.