General Information of Drug (ID: DMV8SUM)

Drug Name
desmosterol Drug Info
Synonyms
DESMOSTEROL; 24-Dehydrocholesterol; 313-04-2; UNII-ANP93865R8; cholest-5,24-dien-3beta-ol; Cholesta-5,24-dien-3beta-ol; NSC 226126; CHEBI:17737; 3beta-cholesta-5,24-dien-3-ol; ANP93865R8; (3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol; Cholesta-5,24-dien-3-ol; desmesterol; EINECS 206-236-2; 24-dehydro Cholesterol; 24,25-Dehydrocholesterol; AC1L97ME; Cholesta-5,24-dien-3b-ol; 5,24-Cholestadien-3beta-ol; 5,24-Cholestadien-3
Indication
Disease Entry ICD 11 Status REF
Discovery agent N.A. Investigative [1]
Cross-matching ID
PubChem CID
439577
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:17737
CAS Number
CAS 313-04-2
TTD Drug ID
DMV8SUM
INTEDE Drug ID
DR0437

Molecule(s) Related to This Drug


Drug Therapeutic Target (DTT)
DTT Name DTT ID UniProt ID MOA REF
Farnesoid X-activated receptor (FXR) TTS4UGC NR1H4_HUMAN Agonist [2]
Oxysterols receptor LXR-alpha (NR1H3) TTECBXN NR1H3_HUMAN Agonist [3]
Oxysterols receptor LXR-beta (NR1H2) TTXA6PH NR1H2_HUMAN Agonist [3]

Drug-Metabolizing Enzyme (DME)
DME Name DME ID UniProt ID Highest Status REF
Delta(24)-sterol reductase (DHCR24) DEAXY04 DHC24_HUMAN Investigative [4]
Sterol Delta(7)-reductase (DHCR7) DEL7GFA DHCR7_HUMAN Investigative [5]

The Expression Level of Molecule(s) in Normal Tissue of Major ADME-Related Organs

Molecule Molecule Type Gene Name Liver Colon Kidney Small Intestine
Farnesoid X-activated receptor (FXR) DTT NR1H4 9.173 5.722 7.333 6.967
Sterol Delta(7)-reductase (DHCR7) DME DHCR7 8.011 5.96 6.23 6.812
Delta(24)-sterol reductase (DHCR24) DME DHCR24 9.84 7.251 7.372 8.111
Molecule Expression Atlas in Normal Tissue of Major ADME-related organs

The Expression Level of Molecule(s) between Disease Section and Healthy Individual Tissue

The Studied Disease Discovery agent
ICD Disease Classification N.A.
Molecule Name Molecule Type Gene Name p-value Fold-Change Z-score
Farnesoid X-activated receptor (FXR) DTT NR1H4 5.72E-01 0.39 1.68
Sterol Delta(7)-reductase (DHCR7) DME DHCR7 1.14E-01 2.27E-01 6.36E-01
Delta(24)-sterol reductase (DHCR24) DME DHCR24 9.64E-01 -1.44E-01 -5.66E-01
Molecular Expression Atlas between Disease Section and Healthy Individual Tissue

References

1 URL: http://www.guidetopharmacology.org Nucleic Acids Res. 2015 Oct 12. pii: gkv1037. The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY in 2016: towards curated quantitative interactions between 1300 protein targets and 6000 ligands. (Ligand id: 2748).
2 Identification of farnesoid X receptor beta as a novel mammalian nuclear receptor sensing lanosterol. Mol Cell Biol. 2003 Feb;23(3):864-72.
3 Sterol intermediates from cholesterol biosynthetic pathway as liver X receptor ligands. J Biol Chem. 2006 Sep 22;281(38):27816-26.
4 Alzheimer's disease: brain desmosterol levels. J Alzheimers Dis. 2013;33(3):881-8.
5 Inhibitors of 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase: screening of a collection of pharmacologically active compounds in Neuro2a cells. Chem Res Toxicol. 2016 May 16;29(5):892-900.