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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