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5α-Cholestan-3β-ol

≥95%

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Synonym(s):
β-Cholestanol, 3β-Hydroxy-5α-cholestane, Dihydrocholesterol
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C27H48O
CAS Number:
80-97-7
Molecular Weight:
388.67
Beilstein:
2418594
EC Number:
201-315-8
MDL number:
MFCD00066413
PubChem Substance ID:
24893999

biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥95%

form

powder

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

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@]12C

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

QYIXCDOBOSTCEI-QCYZZNICSA-N

Gene Information

human ... POLA1(5422) , TOP2A(7153)
rat ... Polb(29240)

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Application

5α-Cholestan-3β-ol was used as a standard in lipid analysis using HPLC.

Biochem/physiol Actions

5α-Cholestan-3β-ol is derived from cholesterol by the action of intestinal microorganisms. It is known to induce the formation of gall stones in rabbits in the presence of sodium ions.

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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BIOSYNTHESIS OF 5-ALPHA-CHOLESTAN-3-BETA-OL IN THE RABBIT AND GUINEA PIG.
S SHEFER et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 239, 1731-1736 (1964-06-01)
IDENTIFICATION OF ALLODEOXYCHOLIC ACID AS THE MAJOR COMPONENT OF GALLSTONES INDUCED IN THE RABBIT BY 5-ALPHA-CHOLESTAN-3-BETA-OL.
A F HOFMANN et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 239, 2813-2821 (1964-09-01)
Benjamin L Stottrup et al.
Biophysical journal, 90(9), 3176-3183 (2006-02-08)
We investigate the miscibility phase behavior of lipid monolayers containing a wide variety of sterols. Six of the sterols satisfy a definition from an earlier study of "membrane-active sterols" in bilayers (cholesterol, epicholesterol, lathosterol, dihydrocholesterol, ergosterol, and desmosterol), and six
J Giacometti
The Analyst, 126(4), 472-475 (2001-05-09)
In general, analyses for aliphatic alcohols, sterols and tocopherols in vegetable oils are performed separately. A simple and reliable procedure is presented for the quantification of the alkanols, squalene, alpha-tocopherol and sterols in olive oils by a direct method involving
Morgane Derrien et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 59(13), 7294-7302 (2011-05-25)
Thirty-five samples of cow feces (cowpat and cow manure) and pig slurries subjected to different treatment processes and different storage times before land spreading were extracted and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to determine their fecal stanol profiles. The fresh
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