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  2. Cholesterol - Wikipedia

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    Production of mevalonate is the rate-limiting and irreversible step in cholesterol synthesis and is the site of action for statins (a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs). Mevalonate is finally converted to isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP) through two phosphorylation steps and one decarboxylation step that requires ATP .

  3. Mevalonate pathway - Wikipedia

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    This is the rate limiting step in cholesterol synthesis, which is why this enzyme is a good target for pharmaceuticals . mevalonate-5-kinase: Mevalonate is phosphorylated at the 5-OH position to yield mevalonate-5-phosphate (also called phosphomevalonic acid). mevalonate-3-kinase

  4. Lipid metabolism - Wikipedia

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    The second step in lipid metabolism is absorption of fats. Short chain fatty acids can be absorbed in the stomach, while most absorption of fats occurs only in the small intestines. Once the triglycerides are broken down into individual fatty acids and glycerols, along with cholesterol, they will aggregate into structures called micelles. Fatty ...

  5. Cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme - Wikipedia

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    These involve 2 hydroxylations of the cholesterol side-chain, which generate, first, 22R-hydroxycholesterol and then 20alpha,22R-dihydroxycholesterol. The final step cleaves the bond between carbons 20 and 22, resulting in the production of pregnenolone and isocaproic aldehyde. Each monooxygenase step requires 2 electrons (reducing equivalents).

  6. Cholesterol total synthesis - Wikipedia

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    Cholesterol total synthesis in chemistry describes the total synthesis of the complex biomolecule cholesterol and is considered a great scientific achievement. [1] The research group of Robert Robinson with John Cornforth ( Oxford University ) published their synthesis in 1951 [ 2 ] and that of Robert Burns Woodward with Franz Sondheimer ...

  7. Cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase - Wikipedia

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    It is a cytochrome P450 enzyme, which belongs to the oxidoreductase class, and converts cholesterol to 7-alpha-hydroxycholesterol, the first and rate limiting step in bile acid synthesis. The inhibition of cholesterol 7-alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) represses bile acid biosynthesis. [6]

  8. De novo synthesis - Wikipedia

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    Cholesterol also serves as a precursor for the biosynthesis of steroid hormones, bile acid [2] and vitamin D. In mammals cholesterol is either absorbed from dietary sources or is synthesized de novo. Up to 70-80% of de novo cholesterol synthesis occurs in the liver, and about 10% of de novo cholesterol synthesis occurs in the small intestine. [3]

  9. HMG-CoA - Wikipedia

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    In the final step of mevalonate biosynthesis, HMG-CoA reductase, an NADPH-dependent oxidoreductase, catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA into mevalonate, which is the primary regulatory point in this pathway. Mevalonate serves as the precursor to isoprenoid groups that are incorporated into a wide variety of end-products, including cholesterol ...