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 24892601
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| Related Categories | Bioactive Small Molecules, Biochemicals and Reagents, C-CH, Cell Biology, Cell Signaling and Neuroscience, |
| assay | ≥95% (GC) |
| form | powder |
| impurities | Ash, free |
| color | white |
| bp | 360 °C(lit.) |
| mp | 147-149 °C(lit.) |
| density | 1.067 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
Major component of all biological membranes; ~25% of total brain lipid is cholesterol.
Precipitated from alcohol
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