C7578

Coprostan-3-ol

≥98%

• Synonym(s): 5β-Cholestan-3β-ol
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₂₇H₄₈O
• CAS Number: 360-68-9
• Molecular Weight: 388.67
• EC Number: 206-638-8
• MDL number: MFCD00068259
• UNSPSC Code: 12352001
• PubChem Substance ID: 57654041
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• Assay: ≥98%
• form: powder
• SMILES string: [H]C12CCC3C4CCC([C@@H](C)CCCC(C)C)C4(C)CCC3C1(C)CCC(O)C2
• 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-NWKZBHTNSA-N

Description

General description

Coprostan-3-ol is a cholesterol derivative that can be prepared from 5β-cholestan-3-one via reduction.

Application

Coprostan-3-ol can be used as an internal standard:

• For the determination of total amounts of cholesterol and 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase by GC-MS.
• For GC-MS estimation of EpHβA (16-hydroxy-β-amyrin) content of leaves expressing SAD1 and CYP51H10 genes with a green fluorescent protein.

It has been used as an internal standard for the determination of total amounts of cholesterol and 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase by GC/MS.

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves