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β-Sitosterol

Name: &#946;-Sitosterol
Brand: MM

≥75% (β-sitosterol, GC), solid, anticholesteremic steroid, Calbiochem^®

Synonym(s):

β-Sitosterol, α-Dihydrofucosterol, 22,23-Dihydrostigmasterol, α-Phytosterol, SITO

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About This Item

CAS Number:

83-46-5

UNSPSC Code:

12352200

NACRES:

NA.77

MDL number:

MFCD00003631

Assay:

≥75% (β-sitosterol, GC), ≥95% sterol basis

Form:

solid

Storage condition:

OK to freeze

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Properties

Product Name

β-Sitosterol, Common plant steroid that possesses anticholesteremic properties.

Quality Segment

100

description

Merck USA index - 14, 8556

assay

≥75% (β-sitosterol, GC), ≥95% sterol basis

form

solid

manufacturer/tradename

Calbiochem^®

storage condition

OK to freeze

impurities

≤2.5% (GC)

color

white

solubility

chloroform: 5 mg/mL

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

10-30°C

SMILES string

O[C@H]1CC[C@@]2([C@@H]3[C@H]([C@H]4[C@@]([C@H](CC4)[C@@H](CC[C@H](C(C)C)CC)C)(CC3)C)CC=C2C1)C

InChI

1S/C29H50O/c1-7-21(19(2)3)9-8-20(4)25-12-13-26-24-11-10-22-18-23(30)14-16-28(22,5)27(24)15-17-29(25,26)6/h10,19-21,23-27,30H,7-9,11-18H2,1-6H3/t20-,21-,23+,24+,25-,26+,27+,28+,29-/m1/s1

InChI key

KZJWDPNRJALLNS-VJSFXXLFSA-N

Description

General description

Common plant steroid that possesses anticholesteremic properties. Has recently been shown to induce G₂/M arrest, endoreduplication, and apoptosis through the Bcl-2 and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Cell permeable: no

Primary Target
Anticholesteremic properties

Product does not compete with ATP.

Reversible: no

Other Notes

Moon, D., et al. 2008. Cancer Lett.264, 181.

Legal Information

CALBIOCHEM is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Disclaimer

Toxicity: Standard Handling (A)

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c