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700177P

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Dihydro FF-MAS

Avanti Research - A Croda Brand

Synonym(s):

4,4-dimethyl-cholest-8(9), 14-dien-3β-ol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C29H48O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
412.69
MDL number:
NACRES:
NA.25
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
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assay

99% (TLC)

form

powder

packaging

package of 1 × 1 mg (700177P-1MG)

manufacturer/tradename

Avanti Research - A Croda Brand

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

General description

4,4-dimethyl-cholest-8(9), 14-dien-3β-ol (Dihydro follicular fluid meiosis-activating sterol (FF-MAS)) is a sterol. It is a derivative of 24,25-dihydrolanosterol.

Biochem/physiol Actions

4,4-dimethyl-cholest-8(9), 14-dien-3β-ol (Dihydro follicular fluid meiosis-activating sterol (FF-MAS)) plays a role in triggering the initiation of meiosis in cultured oocytes of mice in vitro. It is an intermediate of the Kandutsch-Russell (K-R) pathway.

Packaging

5 mL Amber Glass Screw Cap Vial (700177P-1MG)

Legal Information

Avanti Research is a trademark of Avanti Polar Lipids, LLC


Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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Steroidal triterpenes of cholesterol synthesis
Avcimovivc J and Rozman D
Molecules (Basel), 18(4), 4002-4017 (2013)
Flux analysis of cholesterol biosynthesis in vivo reveals multiple tissue and cell-type specific pathways
Mitsche M A, et al.
eLife, 4, e07999-e07999 (2015)