5α,6α-Epoxysitosterol
5α,6α-Epoxysitosterol is a minor β-sitosterol oxidation product and 5,6-epoxy thermo-oxidation product of sitosterol .
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- CAS No.: 53034-66-5
- Formula: C29H50O2
- Molecular Weight:430.72
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Storage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Biological Activity
5α,6α-Epoxysitosterol (5,6α-epoxysitosterol) is a minor thermal oxidation product generated from pure β-sitosterol at 180 °C[1].
5α,6α-Epoxysitosterol is a minor thermal oxidation product formed from β-sitosterol in corn oil, lard and olive oil at 180 °C[1].
5α,6α-Epoxysitosterol is a product formed by heating natural sitosterol in rapeseed oil[2].
MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 53034-66-5
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Molecular Weight 430.72
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Formula C29H50O2
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SMILES
C[C@]12[C@@]3([C@@](O3)(C[C@@]4([C@@]1(CC[C@@]5(C)[C@]4(CC[C@@]5([C@@H](CC[C@H](C(C)C)CC)C)[H])[H])[H])[H])[H])C[C@@H](O)CC2
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Structure Classification
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Initial Source
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Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Storage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Purity & Documentation
References
[1]. Xu G, Guan L, Sun J, et al.. Oxidation of cholesterol and beta-sitosterol and prevention by natural antioxidants. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry. 2009 Oct 14;57(19):9284-92. [Content Brief]
[2]. Lampi AM, Juntunen L, Toivo J, et al.. Determination of thermo-oxidation products of plant sterols. Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences. 2002 Sep 25;777(1-2):83-92. [Content Brief]
Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)