Preferred Label : cholesterol-cholestanol-water adduct;
MeSH note : chemical & physical cause of atherosclerosis & gallstones; also found in tendinous
xanthoma; C-C-2W is initial cpd deposited in hereditary CTX; crystals formed when
more than 1mg of cholestanol.H2O in body meets cholesterol.H2O in sufficient concentration
to reach solubility product of .0000001 mg/ml;
MeSH synonym : cholesterol-cholestanol dihydrate; C-C-2W;
MeSH CAS label : Cholest-5-en-3-ol (3beta)-, monohydrate, compd. with (3beta,5alpha)-cholestan-3-ol
monohydrate;
Registry Number MeSH : 75056-43-8;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : C027453;
UMLS CUI : C0055547;
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