A minor plant sterol
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Cholesterol (plant)

Item No. 39448

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Technical Information
Formal Name
(3β)-cholest-5-en-3-ol
CAS Number
57-88-5
Synonyms
  • NSC 8798
  • Provitamin D
Molecular Formula
C27H46O
Formula Weight
386.7
Purity
≥95%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A solid
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
Chloroform: SolubleMethanol: Soluble
SMILES
O[C@H](C1)CC[C@@]2(C)C1=CC[C@]3([H])[C@]2([H])CC[C@@]4(C)[C@@]3([H])CC[C@]4([H])[C@H](C)CCCC(C)C
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C27H46O/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/h9,18-19,21-25,28H,6-8,10-17H2,1-5H3/t19-,21+,22+,23-,24+,25+,26+,27-/m1/s1
InChi Key
HVYWMOMLDIMFJA-DPAQBDIFSA-N
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    Cholesterol is a minor sterol produced in plant cells and a component of plant surface lipids.1,2,3 Cholesterol content in plants is generally several hundreds- to thousands-fold less than that of mammalian cells.1 It is a precursor in the synthesis of various bioactive plant metabolites, including steroidal glycoalkaloids and phytoecdysteroids.2

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    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Nakajima, N., Fujioka, S., Tanaka, T., et al. Biosynthesis of cholestanol in higher plants. Phytochemistry 60(3), 275-279 (2002).

    2. Sonawane, P.D., Pollier, J., Panda, S., et al. Plant cholesterol biosynthetic pathway overlaps with phytosterol metabolism. Nat. Plants 3(1), 16205 (2016).

    3. Behrman, E.J., and Gopalan, V. Cholesterol and plants. J. Chem. Educ. 82(12), 1791-1793 (2005).