Structured Summary
Abstract
A family of sterols commonly found in plants and plant oils. Alpha-, beta-, and gamma-isomers have been characterized.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C29H52O
- Molecular Weight
- 416.7 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 12002-39-0
- IUPAC Name
- (3S,8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5S)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
- InChIKey
- LGJMUZUPVCAVPU-ANOYILKDSA-N
- SMILES
- CC[C@@H](CC[C@@H](C)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CCC4[C@@]3(CC[C@@H](C4)O)C)C)C(C)C
- MeSH Unique ID
- D012855
- Source
- PubChem CID 3084097
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24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
plant sterols
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History Note
74(72)
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Previous Indexing
- Estrogens (1966-1971)
- Sterols (1966-1971)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Sitosterols. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012855. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012855
- Sitosterols. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75011064
- Sitosterols. In: PubChem Compound. CID 3084097. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3084097