Cholesteryl homo-γ-linolenate is a cholesterol ester. It accumulates in the adrenal gland of rabbits fed a diet high in linolenic acid.1 Levels of cholesteryl homo-γ-linolenate are decreased and positively correlate with cognitive decline in HIV-infected humans.
ChEBI: A cholesterol ester obtained by the formal condensation of cholesterol with all-cis-icosa-8,11,14-trienoic acid.
[1] Moore, et al. Dietary linoleic acid and the accumulation of homo-gamma-linolenic acid in the cholesterol esters of the adrenal gland of the rabbit. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 116(1), 181-183 (1966).