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Sigma-Aldrich

7-Dehydrocholesterol

≥95.0% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

(−)-7-Dehydrocholesterol, 3β-Hydroxy-5,7-cholestadiene, 5,7-Cholestadien-3β-ol, Provitamin D3

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C27H44O
CAS Number:
434-16-2
Molecular Weight:
384.64
Beilstein:
2224615
EC Number:
207-100-5
MDL number:
MFCD00003624
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
eCl@ss:
39023139
PubChem Substance ID:
57648485
NACRES:
NA.79

biological source

synthetic

Assay

≥95.0% (HPLC)

form

powder or crystals

optical activity

[α]20/D -115±8°, c = 1% in chloroform

color

white to faint yellow

mp

148-152 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

[H][C@@]1(CC[C@@]2([H])C3=CC=C4C[C@@H](O)CC[C@]4(C)[C@@]3([H])CC[C@]12C)[C@H](C)CCCC(C)C

InChI

1S/C27H44O/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/h9-10,18-19,21,23-25,28H,6-8,11-17H2,1-5H3/t19-,21+,23-,24+,25+,26+,27-/m1/s1

InChI key

UCTLRSWJYQTBFZ-DDPQNLDTSA-N

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General description

7-Dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC), a 5,7-conjugated diene sterol is a biosynthetic precursor of cholesterol. It helps in the production of vitamin D3 when exposed to ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation.

Application

7-Dehydrocholesterol has been used as an internal standard to determine sterols.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Down-regulates cholesterol biosynthesis in cultured Smith-Lemi-Opitz syndrome skin fibroblasts.

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

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7-Dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC), But Not Cholesterol, Causes Suppression of Canonical TGF-beta Signaling and Is Likely Involved in the Development of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD)
Huang SS, et al.
Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 118(6), 1387-1387 (2017)
Nicholas A Robinson et al.
BMC genomics, 18(1), 971-971 (2017-12-17)
Farmed and wild Atlantic salmon are exposed to many infectious and non-infectious challenges that can cause mortality when they enter the sea. Exercise before transfer promotes growth, health and survival in the sea. Swimming performance in juveniles at the freshwater
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American journal of medical genetics. Part A, 173(8), 2246-2250 (2017-06-03)
GMPPA encodes the GDP-mannose pyrophosphorylase A protein (GMPPA). The function of GMPPA is not well defined, however it is a homolog of GMPPB which catalyzes the reaction that converts mannose-1-phosphate and guanosine-5'-triphosphate to GDP-mannose. Previously, biallelic mutations in GMPPA were
Amaranth oil increased fecal excretion of bile acid but had no effect in reducing plasma cholesterol in hamsters
de Castro lIA, et al.
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Vitamin D, Calcium, and the Epidermis
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Vitamin D and Prevention of Human Disease

Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) is naturally synthesized from ergosterol by invertebrates, fungi, and plants in response to ultraviolet B irradiation, while vitamin D3 synthesis (cholecalciferol) is uniquely initiated in the skin of vertebrates. During sun exposure, ultraviolet B photons are absorbed by 7-dehydrocholesterol, which is found within the plasma membranes of epidermal and dermal skin layers. This reaction yields an unstable derivative of 7-dehydrocholesterol, named precholecalcitrol, which rapidly rearranges to vitamin D3. Vitamin D binding protein (DBP) is a carrier protein responsible for drawing vitamin D3 from the plasma membrane into the dermal capillaries within the extracellular space.

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