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Cholesterol sulfate, or cholest-5-en-3β-ol sulfate, is an endogenous steroid and the C3β sulfate ester of cholesterol.[1][2] It is formed from cholesterol by steroid sulfotransferases (SSTs) such as SULT2B1b (also known as cholesterol sulfotransferase)[2] and is converted back into cholesterol by steroid sulfatase (STS).[1] Accumulation of cholesterol sulfate in the skin is implicated in the pathophysiology of X-linked ichthyosis, a congenital disorder in which STS is non-functional and the body cannot convert cholesterol sulfate back into cholesterol.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b c Peter M. Elias (21 January 2016). Advances in Lipid Research: Skin Lipids. Elsevier. pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-1-4832-1545-7.
  2. ^ a b c P. Itin; G. Jemec (15 September 2010). Ichthyoses. Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. pp. 59–. ISBN 978-3-8055-9395-3.



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