Coprostan-3-ol

CAS: 360-68-9

Ref. TR-C685450

Product Information

• Name: Coprostan-3-ol
• Synonyms: Cholestan-3-ol, (3ß,5ß)-, 5ß-Cholestan-3ß-ol (8CI), (3ß,5ß)-Cholestan-3-ol, 3ß-Hydroxy-5ß-cholestanol, 5ß-Coprostanol, Coprostan-3ß-ol, Coprostanol, Coprosterol, Koprosterin, Koprosterol, NSC 18175, NSC 5060, Stercorin, (3Beta,5Beta)-Cholestan-3-Ol, (3beta,5alpha,17alpha,20S)-cholestan-3-ol, (3β,5β)-Cholestan-3-ol, (5Beta)-Cholestan-3-One, 3β-Hydroxy-5β-cholestanol, 5-Beta-Cholestan-3-Beta-Ol, 5-Β-Cholestan-3-Β-Ol, 5-Β-Cholestane-3-Β-Ol, 5-Β-Colestan-3-Β-Ol, 5β-Cholestan-3β-ol, 5β-Coprostanol, Cholestan-3-Ol, Cholestan-3-ol, (3β,5β)-, Coprostan-3β-ol, Nsc 18175, Nsc 5060

Description

Applications Coprostan-3-ol is a 27-carbon stanol resulted from biohydrogenation of cholesterol in the gut of most higher animals. It is a common biomarker for the presence of human faecal matter in the environment (1,2).This compound is a contaminant of emerging concern (CECs).
References (1) Bull, I. D., et al.: Environ Int. 27, 647 (2002) (2) Bethell, P. H., et al.: J. Archaeol. Sci 21, 619 (1994)

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 388.67
• Formula: C₂₇H₄₈O
• Color/Form: Neat
• 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-NWKZBHTNSA-N
• SMILES: CC(C)CCC[C@@H](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