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47130-U

Ergosterol

10 mg/mL in chloroform, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

3β-Hydroxy-5,7,22-ergostatriene, 5,7,22-Ergostatrien-3β-ol, Provitamin D2

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C28H44O
CAS Number:
57-87-4
Molecular Weight:
396.65
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329757294
EC Number:
200-663-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2338604
MDL number:
MFCD00003623

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InChI key

DNVPQKQSNYMLRS-APGDWVJJSA-N

InChI

1S/C28H44O/c1-18(2)19(3)7-8-20(4)24-11-12-25-23-10-9-21-17-22(29)13-15-27(21,5)26(23)14-16-28(24,25)6/h7-10,18-20,22,24-26,29H,11-17H2,1-6H3/b8-7+/t19-,20+,22-,24+,25-,26-,27-,28+/m0/s1

SMILES string

[H][C@@]1(CC[C@@]2([H])C3=CC=C4C[C@@H](O)CC[C@]4(C)[C@@]3([H])CC[C@]12C)[C@H](C)\C=C\[C@H](C)C(C)C

grade

analytical standard

form

liquid

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

packaging

ampule of 1 mL

concentration

10 mg/mL in chloroform

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

color

colorless

mp

156-158 °C (lit.)

application(s)

food and beverages
vitamins, nutraceuticals, and natural products

format

single component solution

functional group

hydroxyl

storage temp.

2-8°C

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General description

Sterols make up the majority of the unsaponifiable matter in vegetable and animal fats. Animal fats contain mostly cholesterol, whereas most vegetable fats contain only traces of this sterol. Plant sterols are collectively called phytosterols. These standards are not corrected for purity. Packed in amber ampule under nitrogen.
Ergosterol is a plant sterol known for its association with structural and growing fungal characteristics like age, maturation, hyphal formation and sporulation. It exhibits broad-spectrum health-promoting performance, by means of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory or antihyperlipidemic properties.

Application

Ergosterol may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in Tuber spp. Truffles, biological samples, edible mushrooms and mouldy building materials by various chromatographic techniques.
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pictograms

Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard
GHS06,GHS08

signalword

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Repr. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 1 Oral - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system, Liver,Kidney

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

危险化学品
易制毒化学品（2类）
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LC23814V
LC23517V
LC21117V
LC20711V
LC15779V

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Identification and quantification of ergosterol and phenolic compounds occurring in Tuber spp. Truffles.
Villares A, et al.
J. Food Compos. Anal., 26(1-2), 177-182 (2012)
Derivatization-independent cholesterol analysis in crude lipid extracts by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry: applications to a rabbit model for atherosclerosis.
Shui G, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 1218(28), 4357-4365 (2011)
Storage temperature and UV-irradiation influence on the ergosterol content in edible mushrooms.
Villares A, et al.
Food Chemistry, 147(28), 252-256 (2014)
Determination of ergosterol on mouldy building materials using isotope dilution and gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.
Nielsen KF and Madsen J?
Journal of Chromatography A, 898(2), 227-234 (2000)
Nuo Sun et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 57(1), 532-542 (2012-11-14)
Mitochondrial dysfunction in pathogenic fungi or model yeast causes altered susceptibilities to antifungal drugs. Here we have characterized the role of mitochondrial complex I (CI) of Candida albicans in antifungal susceptibility. Inhibitors of CI to CV, except for CII, increased
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