5α-Cholestan-3β-ol

CAS: 80-97-7

Ref. TR-C431710

Product Information

• Name: 5α-Cholestan-3β-ol
• Synonyms: Cholestan-3-ol, (3β,5α)-, 5α-Cholestan-3β-ol (8CI), (3β,5α)-Cholestan-3-ol, 3β-Hydroxy-5α-cholestane, 3β-Hydroxycholestane, 5α(H)-Cholestan-3β-ol, 5α-Cholestanol, 5α-Dihydrocholesterol, Cholestan-3β-ol, Cholestanol, Dihydrocholesterin, Dihydrocholesterol, Dihydrolathosterol, Lathostanol, NSC 18188, Zymostanol
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications 5α-Cholestan-3β-ol is a carbon stanol formed from biohydrogenation of Cholesterol (C432501) in the gut. Studies have also examined the conversion of 5α-Cholestan-3β-ol catalyzed by 3-β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase of rat liver.References Serizawa, S., et al.: J. Biochem., 92, 547 (1982); Shefer, S., et al.: J. Lipid. Rsch. 7, 763 (1966)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 388.67
• Formula: C₂₇H₄₈O
• Color/Form: White To Light Yellow
• InChI: 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 key: InChIKey=QYIXCDOBOSTCEI-LLEAGCRGSA-N
• SMILES: CC(C)CCCC(C)[C@H]1CC[C@H]2[C@@H]3CC[C@H]4C[C@@H](O)CC[C@]4(C)[C@H]3CC[C@@]21C