Stigmast-5-en-3β-ol
Compound Structure: |
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Synonyms: | BETA-SITOSTEROL; Sitosterol ;83-46-5 ;Cupreol;Azuprostat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compound ID: | NMPC-1504 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Molecular Formula: | C29H50O | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canonical SMILES: | CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C)C(C)C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
InChIKey: | KZJWDPNRJALLNS-VJSFXXLFSA-N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
About the compound: | Sitosterol is a member of the class of
phytosterols that is stigmast-5-ene substituted by a beta-hydroxy group at
position 3. It has a role as a sterol methyltransferase inhibitor, an
anticholesteremic drug, an antioxidant, a plant metabolite and a mouse
metabolite. It is a 3beta-sterol, a stigmastane sterol, a
3beta-hydroxy-Delta(5)-steroid, a C29-steroid and a member of phytosterols. It
derives from a hydride of a stigmastane. |
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Source Species: |
Acacia nilotica , Borreria verticillata. Entada africana Erythrophleum suaveolens Ficus exasperata Parinari curatellaefolia Pennisetum purpureum Phyllanthus amarus Sterculia setigera Vernonia amygdalina Musa acuminata Rauvolfia vomitoria Schrebera arborea Ficus thonningii |