Steroids with a hydroxyl group at C-3 and most of the skeleton of cholestane. Additional carbon atoms may be present in the side chain. (IUPAC Steroid Nomenclature, 1987)
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D013261
altLabel
Sterol
AQL
AD AE AG AI AN BI BL CF CH CL CS EC HI IM IP ME PD PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UR
cui
C0038323
DC
1
definition
Steroids with a hydroxyl group at C-3 and most of the skeleton of cholestane. Additional carbon atoms may be present in the side chain. (IUPAC Steroid Nomenclature, 1987)