Coprostan-3-ol

CAS: 360-68-9

Ref. TR-C685450

Product Information

• Name: Coprostan-3-ol
• Synonyms: Cholestan-3-ol, (3β,5β)-, 5β-Cholestan-3β-ol (8CI), (3β,5β)-Cholestan-3-ol, 3β-Hydroxy-5β-cholestanol, 5β-Coprostanol, Coprostan-3β-ol, Coprostanol, Coprosterol, Koprosterin, Koprosterol, NSC 18175, NSC 5060
• Brand: TRC
• 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)

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