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D6128

5α-Cholestan-3β-ol

≥95%

Synonym(s):

β-Cholestanol, 3β-Hydroxy-5α-cholestane, Dihydrocholesterol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C27H48O
CAS Number:
80-97-7
Molecular Weight:
388.67
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.28
PubChem Substance ID:
24893999
EC Number:
201-315-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2418594
MDL number:
MFCD00066413
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biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Segment

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)

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

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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