Uses
19:0 Cholesterol ester has been used as a quantitative lipid standard to monitor different lipid extract concentrations.
Definition
ChEBI: Cholesteryl nonadecanoate is a cholesterol ester derived obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of nonadecanoic acid with the 3-hydroxy group of cholesterol. It has a role as a human blood serum metabolite. It is functionally related to a nonadecanoic acid.
Biological Activity
CE hydrolysis mediates reverse cholesterol transport in macrophage foam cells.