CHEBI:78698 - dafachronic acids

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ChEBI Name dafachronic acids
ChEBI ID CHEBI:78698
Definition Any of a family of steroid acids derived from sterols by oxidation with a cytochrome p450 that bind and activate the orphan nuclear receptor DAF-12 in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Note that the singular term 'dafachronic acid' has been used as a synonym for the (non-natural) fully saturated (5α,25S)-3-oxocholestan-26-oic acid.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
Biological Role(s): hormone
Originally referring to an endogenous compound that is formed in specialized organ or group of cells and carried to another organ or group of cells, in the same organism, upon which it has a specific regulatory function, the term is now commonly used to include non-endogenous, semi-synthetic and fully synthetic analogues of such compounds.
(via steroid hormone )
Related Structures
dafachronic acids is a Structural Derivative of
cholestane
Mass : 372.67002
Formula : C27H48
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