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7-dehydrocholesterol

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7-dehydrocholesterol

Summary

7-dehydrocholesterol is a type of chemical entity[1]. 7-dehydrocholesterol has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 7-dehydrocholesterol is credited with the discovery of Adolf Windaus[3].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[4].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol's physically interacts with is recorded as ultraviolet B[5].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC(C)CCCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C[6].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₇H₄₄O[7].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol is a type of cholesterol[8].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol is a type of D3 vitamins[9].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol is a type of cholestane steroid[10].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol is part of 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase activity[11].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol is part of delta7-sterol 5(6)-desaturase activity[12].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol's Commons category is recorded as 7-Dehydrocholesterol[13].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol comprises carbon[14].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol comprises hydrogen[15].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol comprises oxygen[16].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[17].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol's found in taxon is recorded as Bombyx mori[18].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol's found in taxon is recorded as Festuca argentina[19].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol's found in taxon is recorded as Festuca hieronymi[20].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol's found in taxon is recorded as Solanum glaucophyllum[21].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol's found in taxon is recorded as Axinella cannabina[22].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol's found in taxon is recorded as Mytilus edulis[23].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol's found in taxon is recorded as Caenorhabditis elegans[24].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol's found in taxon is recorded as Arabidopsis thaliana[25].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol's found in taxon is recorded as tomato[26].
  • 7-dehydrocholesterol's isomeric SMILES is recorded as CC@H[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3C2=CC=C4[C@@]3(CCC@@HO)C)CC@H[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3C2=CC=C4[C@@]3(CCC@@HO)C)C">[27].

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Works and Contributions

7-dehydrocholesterol is credited with the discovery of Adolf Windaus[3].

Why It Matters

7-dehydrocholesterol has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] 7-dehydrocholesterol is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Adolf Windaus

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . geneontology.org. Retrieved . geneontology.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Recon 2.2: from reconstruction to model of human metabolism. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 7-Dehydrosterols in prothoracic glands of the silkworm,Bombyx mori. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Festuca argentina and Festuca hieronymi : Chemical relationships between non-polar constituents. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Festuca argentina and Festuca hieronymi : Chemical relationships between non-polar constituents. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Isolation of 7-dehydrocholesterol from cell cultures of Solanum malacoxylon. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Minor and trace sterols in marine invertebrates. Part 35. Isolation and structure elucidation of seventy-four sterols from the sponge Axinella cannabina. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Investigations on sterols III: The Provitamins-D from the mussel (Mytilus edulis)). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Modeling Meets Metabolomics-The WormJam Consensus Model as Basis for Metabolic Studies in the Model Organism. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Plant sterol metabolism. Δ(7)-Sterol-C5-desaturase (STE1/DWARF7), Δ(5,7)-sterol-Δ(7)-reductase (DWARF5) and Δ(24)-sterol-Δ(24)-reductase (DIMINUTO/DWARF1) show multiple subcellular localizations in Arabidopsis thaliana (Heynh) L. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Plant cholesterol biosynthetic pathway overlaps with phytosterol metabolism.. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Physically interacts with → ultraviolet B
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Q140249898
    Found in taxon → Homo sapiens, Bombyx mori, Festuca argentina +7
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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