5,24(28)-Cholestadien-24-methylen-3beta-ol

Uses

Ostreasterol is a marine steroid, and also a derivative compound of hydroxycholesterol (H918040), which functions as the main cholesterol elimination product of the brain and was found to be increased in serum of Alzheimer patients.

Definition

ChEBI: A 3beta-sterol having the structure of cholesterol with a methylene group at C-24.