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Table 2.

Sterols of the post-squalene cholesterol synthesis: trivial and chemical names, structures, formulas and molecular weights (Mw).

Trivial name	Chemical name	Formula	Mw
Lanosterol	4,4,14α-trimethyl-5α-cholesta-8(9),24-dien-3β-ol	C₃₀H₅₀O	426.72
24,25-dihydrolanosterol	4,4,14α-trimethyl-5α-cholest-8(9)en-3β-ol	C₃₀H₅₂O	428.73
FF-MAS	4,4-dimethyl-5α-cholesta-8(9),14,24-trien-3β-ol	C₂₉H₄₆O	410.67
Dihydro-FF-MAS	4,4-dimethyl-5α-cholesta-8(9),14-dien-3β-ol	C₂₉H₄₈O	412.69
T-MAS	4,4-dimethy-5α-cholesta-8(9),24-dien-3β-ol	C₂₉H₄₈O	412.69
Dihydro-T-MAS	4,4-dimethy-5α-cholest-8(9)-en-3β-ol	C₂₉H₅₀O	414.69
Zymosterol	5α-cholesta-8(9),24-dien-3β-ol	C₂₇H₄₄O	384.64
Zymostenol	5α-cholest-8(9)-en-3β-ol	C₂₇H₄₆O	386.65
24-dehydrolathosterol	5α-cholesta-7,24-dien-3β-ol	C₂₇H₄₄O	384.64
Lathosterol	5α-cholest-7-en-3β-ol	C₂₇H₄₆O	386.66
7-dehydrodesmosterol	5α-cholesta-5,7,24-trien-3β-ol	C₂₇H₄₆O	386.66
7-dehydrocholesterol	5α-cholesta-5,7-dien-3β-ol	C₂₇H₄₄O	384.64
Desmosterol	5α-cholesta-5,24-dien-3β-ol	C₂₇H₄₄O	384.64
Cholesterol	5α-cholest-5-en-3β-ol	C₂₇H₄₆O	386.66