Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase
"Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A steroid hydroxylase that functions in CHOLESTEROL homeostasis in the brain. It converts cholesterol into 24S-hydroxycholesterol, which is transported over the BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER more rapidly than unmetabolized cholesterol.
| Descriptor ID |
D000072556
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.244.453.875.500 D08.244.453.915.025 D08.811.682.690.708.170.497.500 D08.811.682.690.708.170.915.025 D12.776.422.220.453.875.500 D12.776.422.220.453.915.025
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| Concept/Terms |
Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase- Cholesterol 24-Hydroxylase
- Cholesterol 24 Hydroxylase
- Brain-Specific 24S-Hydroxylase
- Brain Specific 24S Hydroxylase
Cholestane Tetrol 24-Hydroxylase- Cholestane Tetrol 24-Hydroxylase
- Cholestane Tetrol 24 Hydroxylase
- 5(beta)-cholestane-3 alpha,7 alpha,12 alpha,25-tetrol-24S-hydroxylase
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El-Darzi N, Mast N, Li Y, Dailey B, Kang M, Rhee DJ, Pikuleva IA. The normalizing effects of the CYP46A1 activator efavirenz on retinal sterol levels and risk factors for glaucoma in Apoj-/-?mice. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2023 Jul 01; 80(7):194.