Molecule: 3-dehydro-4-methylzymosterol

A 3-oxo-5alpha- steroid that is zymosterol which has been substituted by a methyl group at C-4, and in which the 3-hydroxy function has been oxidised to an oxo group.
Synonyms for 3-dehydro-4-methylzymosterol :
(5alpha)-4-methylcholesta-8,24-dien-3-one
3-Keto-4-methylzymosterol
3-dehydro-4-methylzymosterol
4-methyl-5alpha-cholesta-8(9),24-dien-3-one
Molecular Formula: C28H44O
Molecular wt: 396.64836 g/mole
Charge: 0
SMILES: [H][C@@]12CCC3=C(CC[C@]4(C)[C@]([H])(CC[C@@]34[H])[C@H](C)CCC=C(C)C)[C@@]1(C)CCC(=O)C2C
InChIKey: DBPZYKHQDWKORQ-MWEYQPRESA-N
InChI=1S/C28H44O/c1-18(2)8-7-9-19(3)22-12-13-24-21-10-11-23-20(4)26(29)15-17-28(23,6)25(21)14-16-27(22,24)5/h8,19-20,22-24H,7,9-17H2,1-6H3/t19-,20?,22-,23+,24+,27-,28+/m1/s1
CHEBI:50593
Sample reactions for this molecule:
4-methyl,4-carboxycholesta-8(9),24-dien-3beta-ol is decarboxylated and oxidized to form 4-methylcholesta-8(9),24-dien-3-one
4-methylcholesta-8(9),24-dien-3-one is reduced to 4-methylcholesta-8(9),24-dien-3beta-ol