C8503 Sigma

Cholesterol

from sheep wool, ≥92.5% (GC), powder

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

  • CAS Number 57-88-5

  • Empirical Formula (Hill Notation) C27H46O

  • Molecular Weight 386.65

  •  Beilstein Registry Number 1915888

  •  EC Number 200-353-2

  •  MDL number MFCD00003646

  •  PubChem Substance ID 24893064

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Properties

Related Categories Bioactive Small Molecules, Biochemicals and Reagents, C-CH, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling and Neuroscience,
biological source   from sheep wool
assay   ≥92.5% (GC)
form   powder
bp   360 °C(lit.)
mp   147-149 °C(lit.)
density   1.067 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
Gene Information   human ... POLA1(5422), TOP2A(7153)
rat ... Ar(24208), Polb(29240)

Description

Biochem/physiol Actions

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

Quality

Equivalent to USP/NF

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