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V900415

Cholesterol

Vetec™, reagent grade, ≥92.5%

Synonym(s):

3β-Hydroxy-5-cholestene, 5-Cholesten-3β-ol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C27H46O
CAS Number:
57-88-5
Molecular Weight:
386.65
EC Number:
200-353-2
UNSPSC Code:
41141804
PubChem Substance ID:
329829824
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1915888
MDL number:
MFCD00003646

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InChI key

HVYWMOMLDIMFJA-DPAQBDIFSA-N

InChI

1S/C27H46O/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/h9,18-19,21-25,28H,6-8,10-17H2,1-5H3/t19-,21+,22+,23-,24+,25+,26+,27-/m1/s1

SMILES string

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

grade

reagent grade

product line

Vetec™

assay

≥92.5%

form

powder

bp

360 °C (lit.)

mp

147-149 °C (lit.)

density

1.067 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Major component of all biological membranes; ~25% of total brain lipid is cholesterol.

Legal Information

Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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WXBB1238
SLBD3586V

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Jinjiang Fan et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112(23), 7261-7266 (2015-06-04)
Translocator protein (TSPO) is a key member of the mitochondrial cholesterol transport complex in steroidogenic tissues. To assess the function of TSPO, we generated two lines of Cre-mediated Tspo conditional knockout (cKO) mice. First, gonadal somatic cell-targeting Amhr2-Cre mice were
James I Dower et al.
The American journal of clinical nutrition, 101(5), 914-921 (2015-05-03)
Prospective cohort studies showed inverse associations between the intake of flavonoid-rich foods (cocoa and tea) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Intervention studies showed protective effects on intermediate markers of CVD. This may be due to the protective effects of the flavonoids
Matthew P Buman et al.
American journal of epidemiology, 179(3), 323-334 (2013-12-10)
Sleep and sedentary and active behaviors are linked to cardiovascular disease risk biomarkers, and across a 24-hour day, increasing time in 1 behavior requires decreasing time in another. We explored associations of reallocating time to sleep, sedentary behavior, or active
Peter Libby et al.
Immunity, 38(6), 1092-1104 (2013-07-03)
According to the traditional view, atherosclerosis results from a passive buildup of cholesterol in the artery wall. Yet, burgeoning evidence implicates inflammation and immune effector mechanisms in the pathogenesis of this disease. Both innate and adaptive immunity operate during atherogenesis
Daniel I Swerdlow et al.
Lancet (London, England), 385(9965), 351-361 (2014-09-30)
Statins increase the risk of new-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus. We aimed to assess whether this increase in risk is a consequence of inhibition of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR), the intended drug target. We used single nucleotide polymorphisms in the HMGCR
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