5-Dehydroepisterol is a sterol and an intermediate in steroid biosynthesis particularly synthesis of brassinosteroids. It is formed from episterol through action of the enzyme lathosterol oxidase and is then converted into 24-methylenecholesterol by 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase.Episterol and 5-dehydroepisterol are found in Leishmania.
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