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Version5.0
StatusDetected but not Quantified
Creation Date2005-11-16 15:48:42 UTC
Update Date2022-03-07 02:49:04 UTC
HMDB IDHMDB0000577
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • HMDB00577
Metabolite Identification
Common Name5beta-Coprostanol
DescriptionCoprosterol or coprostanol is a cholesterol derivative found in human feces, gallstones, eggs, and other biological matter. Coprosterol is the odorous principle of feces. It is formed from the biohydrogenation of cholesterol (cholest-5en-3β-ol) in the gut of most higher animals and birds. This compound has frequently been used as a biomarker for the presence of human faecal matter in the environment. American physician Austin Flint named it stercorin (Wikipedia ). The transformation of cholesterol into coprosterol in its passage through the body involves a reduction of the C5:C6 double bond, and a transition from the allocholanic- to the cholanic-ring system. Although it is established that the bacterial flora of the intestine is concerned in the reduction process, the mechanism by which the stereochemical change is brought about is unknown. Current data suggests that cholestenone and coprostanone, and not cholesterol itself, are the immediate precursors of coprosterol which is formed from them in the intestine by bacterial reduction. Coprosterol is also a microbial metabolite, it can be produced by Lactobacillus (PMID: 20338415 ).
Structure
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Synonyms
Chemical FormulaC27H48O
Average Molecular Weight388.6694
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight388.370516158
IUPAC Name(1S,2S,5S,7R,10R,11S,14R,15R)-2,15-dimethyl-14-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]tetracyclo[8.7.0.0^{2,7}.0^{11,15}]heptadecan-5-ol
Traditional Name(1S,2S,5S,7R,10R,11S,14R,15R)-2,15-dimethyl-14-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]tetracyclo[8.7.0.0^{2,7}.0^{11,15}]heptadecan-5-ol
CAS Registry Number360-68-9
SMILES
[H][C@@]1(CC[C@@]2([H])[C@]3([H])CC[C@]4([H])C[C@@H](O)CC[C@]4(C)[C@@]3([H])CC[C@]12C)[C@H](C)CCCC(C)C
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C27H48O/c1-18(2)7-6-8-19(3)23-11-12-24-22-10-9-20-17-21(28)13-15-26(20,4)25(22)14-16-27(23,24)5/h18-25,28H,6-17H2,1-5H3/t19-,20-,21+,22+,23-,24+,25+,26+,27-/m1/s1
InChI KeyQYIXCDOBOSTCEI-NWKZBHTNSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as cholesterols and derivatives. Cholesterols and derivatives are compounds containing a 3-hydroxylated cholestane core.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassSteroids and steroid derivatives
Sub ClassCholestane steroids
Direct ParentCholesterols and derivatives
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Cholesterol-skeleton
  • Cholesterol
  • 3-beta-hydroxysteroid
  • Hydroxysteroid
  • 3-hydroxysteroid
  • Cyclic alcohol
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Alcohol
  • Aliphatic homopolycyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic homopolycyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
Physiological effect
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Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Molecular Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point102 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Experimental Chromatographic PropertiesNot Available
Predicted Molecular Properties
Predicted Chromatographic Properties
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Extracellular
  • Membrane (predicted from logP)
Biospecimen Locations
  • Feces
Tissue Locations
  • Intestine
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
FecesDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Both
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FecesDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Both
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FecesDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Both
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FecesDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Both
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Abnormal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
FecesDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)BothClostridium difficile infection details
FecesDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)BothColorectal Cancer details
FecesDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Both
Ulcerative colitis
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FecesDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Both
Crohn disease
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Associated Disorders and Diseases
Disease References
Colorectal cancer
  1. Brown DG, Rao S, Weir TL, O'Malia J, Bazan M, Brown RJ, Ryan EP: Metabolomics and metabolic pathway networks from human colorectal cancers, adjacent mucosa, and stool. Cancer Metab. 2016 Jun 6;4:11. doi: 10.1186/s40170-016-0151-y. eCollection 2016. [PubMed:27275383 ]
Ulcerative colitis
  1. Azario I, Pievani A, Del Priore F, Antolini L, Santi L, Corsi A, Cardinale L, Sawamoto K, Kubaski F, Gentner B, Bernardo ME, Valsecchi MG, Riminucci M, Tomatsu S, Aiuti A, Biondi A, Serafini M: Neonatal umbilical cord blood transplantation halts skeletal disease progression in the murine model of MPS-I. Sci Rep. 2017 Aug 25;7(1):9473. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-09958-9. [PubMed:28842642 ]
Crohn's disease
  1. Azario I, Pievani A, Del Priore F, Antolini L, Santi L, Corsi A, Cardinale L, Sawamoto K, Kubaski F, Gentner B, Bernardo ME, Valsecchi MG, Riminucci M, Tomatsu S, Aiuti A, Biondi A, Serafini M: Neonatal umbilical cord blood transplantation halts skeletal disease progression in the murine model of MPS-I. Sci Rep. 2017 Aug 25;7(1):9473. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-09958-9. [PubMed:28842642 ]
Associated OMIM IDs
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB022125
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID191826
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkCoprosterol
METLIN ID5559
PubChem Compound221122
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID89519
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDCOPROST
MarkerDB IDNot Available
Good Scents IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceLieber, Iris Ilona. Metabolism of cholesterol. New theory of the formation of coprosterol. Prensa Medica Argentina (1960), 47 3097-3100.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References
  1. Borjesson E, Sundin A, Leeming R, Torstensson L: New method for determination of fecal sterols in urine using non-chlorinated solvents. J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl. 1998 Aug 25;713(2):438-42. [PubMed:9746261 ]
  2. Kay RM, Cohen Z, Siu KP, Petrunka CN, Strasberg SM: Ileal excretion and bacterial modification of bile acids and cholesterol in patients with continent ileostomy. Gut. 1980 Feb;21(2):128-32. [PubMed:7380334 ]
  3. Watne AL, Carrier JM, Durham JP, Hrabovsky EE, Chang W: The occurrence of carcinoma of the rectum following ileoproctostomy for familial polyposis. Ann Surg. 1983 May;197(5):550-4. [PubMed:6847274 ]
  4. Schonning C, Leeming R, Stenstrom TA: Faecal contamination of source-separated human urine based on the content of faecal sterols. Water Res. 2002 Apr;36(8):1965-72. [PubMed:12092571 ]
  5. McNamara DJ, Proia A, Miettinen TA: Thin-layer and gas--liquid chromatographic identification of neutral steroids in human and rat feces. J Lipid Res. 1981 Mar;22(3):474-84. [PubMed:7240972 ]
  6. Endo T, Uchida K, Amuro Y, Higashino K, Yamamura Y: Bile acid metabolism in benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis. Comparative studies on the icteric and anicteric phases of a single case. Gastroenterology. 1979 May;76(5 Pt 1):1002-6. [PubMed:437403 ]
  7. Veiga P, Juste C, Lepercq P, Saunier K, Beguet F, Gerard P: Correlation between faecal microbial community structure and cholesterol-to-coprostanol conversion in the human gut. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2005 Jan 1;242(1):81-6. [PubMed:15621423 ]
  8. Lye HS, Rusul G, Liong MT: Removal of cholesterol by lactobacilli via incorporation and conversion to coprostanol. J Dairy Sci. 2010 Apr;93(4):1383-92. doi: 10.3168/jds.2009-2574. [PubMed:20338415 ]