D6128

5α-Cholestan-3β-ol

≥95%

• Synonym(s): β-Cholestanol, 3β-Hydroxy-5α-cholestane, Dihydrocholesterol
• 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

Properties

• biological source: synthetic (organic)
• Quality Level: 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)

Description

Application

5α-Cholestan-3β-ol was used as a standard in lipid analysis using HPLC.[1][2]

Biochem/physiol Actions

5α-Cholestan-3β-ol is derived from cholesterol by the action of intestinal microorganisms.[3] It is known to induce the formation of gall stones in rabbits in the presence of sodium ions.[4]

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)