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β-Sitosterol

Common plant steroid that possesses anticholesteremic properties.

Synonym(s):
β-Sitosterol, α-Dihydrofucosterol, 22,23-Dihydrostigmasterol, α-Phytosterol, SITO
CAS Number:
MDL number:

Quality Level

Assay

≥75% (β-sitosterol, GC)
≥95% sterol basis

form

solid

manufacturer/tradename

Calbiochem®

storage condition

OK to freeze

impurities

≤2.5% (GC)

color

white

solubility

chloroform: 5 mg/mL

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

10-30°C

InChI

1S/C29H50O/c1-7-21(19(2)3)9-8-20(4)25-12-13-26-24-11-10-22-18-23(30)14-16-28(22,5)27(24)15-17-29(25,26)6/h10,19-21,23-27,30H,7-9,11-18H2,1-6H3/t20-,21-,23+,24+,25-,26+,27+,28+,29-/m1/s1

InChI key

KZJWDPNRJALLNS-VJSFXXLFSA-N

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β-Sitosterol Common plant steroid that possesses anticholesteremic properties.

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form

solid

form

solid

form

powder

form

-

manufacturer/tradename

Calbiochem®

manufacturer/tradename

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manufacturer/tradename

-

manufacturer/tradename

HWI

storage condition

OK to freeze

storage condition

-

storage condition

-

storage condition

-

color

white

color

-

color

-

color

-

solubility

chloroform: 5 mg/mL

solubility

-

solubility

-

solubility

-

General description

Common plant steroid that possesses anticholesteremic properties. Has recently been shown to induce G2/M arrest, endoreduplication, and apoptosis through the Bcl-2 and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Cell permeable: no
Primary Target
Anticholesteremic properties
Product does not compete with ATP.
Reversible: no

Warning

Toxicity: Standard Handling (A)

Other Notes

Moon, D., et al. 2008. Cancer Lett.264, 181.

Legal Information

CALBIOCHEM is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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