Definition
A triterpene that derives from the chair-boat-chair-boat folding of 2,3-oxidosqualene. It is metabolized to CHOLESTEROL and CUCURBITACINS.
Constit. of wool fat used e.g. as chewing-gum softener. Also from yeast Lanosterol is a tetracyclic triterpenoid, which is the compound from which all steroids are derived. (Wikipedia)
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Lanosterol Interacts with Diseases
| Disease | Inference Score | References/Inference Genes |
| Pulmonary Emphysema | 5.54 |
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| Preeclampsia | 4.94 |
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| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 4.74 |
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| Lymphoma | 4.64 |
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| Myocardial Reperfusion Injury | 4.62 |
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| Mesothelioma, Malignant | 4.56 |
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| Ventricular Dysfunction, Left | 4.56 |
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| Acute lymphoblastic leukemia | 4.51 |
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| Multiple myeloma | 4.5 |
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| Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin | 4.49 |
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| Amphetamine-Related Disorders | 4.48 | |
| Micronuclei, Chromosome-Defective | 4.38 |
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| Mammary Neoplasms, Animal | 4.3 |
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| Abnormalities, Drug-Induced | 4.29 |
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| Skin Neoplasms | 4.28 |
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| Heart failure | 4.17 |
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| Carcinoma | 4.12 |
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| Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental | 4.11 |
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| Acute kidney injury | 4.02 |
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| Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions | 4.01 |