20S-Hydroxycholesterol
id:
20s-hydroxycholesterol-316-628772
title:
20S-Hydroxycholesterol
text:
20S-Hydroxycholesterol is a steroid of the oxysterol class. It is a human metabolite of cholesterol. 20S-Hydroxycholesterol has been the subject of research into its role in human health. For example, 20S-hydroxycholesterol has been found to be an allosteric activator of the Hedgehog signaling pathway, which has implications in cancer research. More recently, 20S-hydroxycholesterol was identified as an endogenous ligand for the sigma-2 receptor, which had previously been considered an orphan rec
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Chemical compound
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20S-Hydroxycholesterol
date created:
date modified:
2023-08-13T18:36:44Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q106040884","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q106040884"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/20S-hydroxycholesterol.svg","width":780,"height":565}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15