Therapeutic flag Cosmetic cross-reference

Cholesterol

CAS 57-88-5

Cholesterol (CAS 57-88-5) is a Phase 2 pharmaceutical compound with 5 bioactivity targets and 84 adverse event associations.

SOURCE NLM DailyMed

Label records

SOURCE EMBL-EBI ChEMBL

Bioactivity

SOURCE DrugCentral

Adverse signals

SOURCE IUPHAR/BPS

PubMed IDs

SOURCE EMBL-EBI ChEMBL B25820EEF0F0

Compound Identity

Matched identifiers and naming fields for the pharmaceutical compound record.

Primary Name

Cholesterol

CAS Number

57-88-5

UNII

97C5T2UQ7J

InChIKey

HVYWMOMLDIMFJA-DPAQBDIFSA-N

ChEMBL ID

CHEMBL112570

Molecule Type

Small molecule

Source Match

EMBL-EBI ChEMBL (INCHIKEY)

natural producttherapeutic flag

SOURCE EMBL-EBI ChEMBL B25820EEF0F0

Clinical Development Phase

Highest clinical development phase rendered from the matched compound identifier rows.

Phase 2

Mid-stage clinical development phase from the compound identifier source.

ChEMBL CHEMBL112570 | Small molecule

SOURCE Ingredients table / CosIng profile same-CAS cross-reference

Cross-Reference to Cosmetics

Same-CAS ingredient record found in the cosmetics vertical.

This substance also has a cosmetic safety profile →

SOURCE EMBL-EBI ChEMBL 5 bioactivity rows

Bioactivity & Target Interactions

Target-level activity records with assay counts, activity type, and measured value where present.

Target	Activity	Value	Assays	Organism
-	IC50	33404.82916666667 nM	12	-
-	MIC	498.2857142857143 ug.mL-1	7	-
-	Potency	38251.2 nM	5	-
-	Kd	303.6666666666667 nM	3	-
-	EC50	219 nM	2	-

SOURCE IUPHAR/BPS 1 interaction

IUPHAR Ligand-Target Data

Curated ligand-target interaction rows with action, affinity, and literature identifiers.

Target	Action	Affinity	PubMed
RAR-related orphan receptor-α RORA	Agonist	-	8858107\|12467577

SOURCE NLM RxNorm 4 name rows

Drug Names / RxNorm

Normalized drug-name vocabulary rows, RxCUIs, and source abbreviations.

Name	RxCUI	Type	Source
CHOLESTEROL	2438	SU	MTHSPL
Cholesterol	2438	SU	MTHSPL
cholesterol	2438	SU	MTHSPL
cholesterol	2438	IN	RXNORM

SOURCE Rendered pharma page rows FAQPage JSON-LD

Frequently Asked Questions

Short answers generated only from the same visible source-linked rows on this page.

What is Cholesterol used for in pharmaceutical contexts?

Cholesterol (CAS 57-88-5) is rendered as a pharmaceutical compound from the matched source rows; no DailyMed product-name rows are present in this page query.

What are the known adverse events for Cholesterol?

Cholesterol has 84 DrugCentral/FAERS adverse event associations. Rendered reaction terms include Abdominal distension, Abdominal pain, Abdominal pain upper, Alopecia, Arthralgia. Signal rows are source-linked records and should not be read as incidence rates or causality conclusions.

Is Cholesterol also used in cosmetics?

Yes. The ingredients table has a same-CAS cosmetic profile for Cholesterol with EU status "permitted".

What clinical phase is Cholesterol in?

Cholesterol is rendered with ChEMBL max phase 2.