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Sigma-Aldrich

Triparanol

≥97% (HPLC), powder

Synonym(s):

1-(4-(2-Diethylaminoethoxy)phenyl)-1-p-tolyl-2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethanol

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C27H32NO2Cl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
438.00
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

Assay

≥97% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to off-white

mp

102.9-103.7 °C

solubility

DMSO: 20 mg/mL
H2O: insoluble
alcohol: soluble
olive oil: slightly soluble

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCN(CC)CCOc1ccc(cc1)C(O)(Cc2ccc(Cl)cc2)c3ccc(C)cc3

InChI

1S/C27H32ClNO2/c1-4-29(5-2)18-19-31-26-16-12-24(13-17-26)27(30,23-10-6-21(3)7-11-23)20-22-8-14-25(28)15-9-22/h6-17,30H,4-5,18-20H2,1-3H3

InChI key

SYHDSBBKRLVLFF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

Application

Triparanol has been used to inhibit cholesterol biosynthesis in lipid rafts1. Triparanol has also been used as a 3β-hydroxysterol-Δ24-reductase inhibitor to study its effect on delayed-rectifier potassium current (Iks) channels2.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Triparanol is known to repress Hedgehog signaling in cancer cells and can also inhibit tumor growth3.
Desmosterol Delta24 (D24) reductase inhibitor.

Preparation Note

Triparanol is soluble in DMSO at 20 mg/ml and is also soluble in alcohol. It is slightly soluble in olive oil and is insoluble in water.

Pictograms

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1

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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D Raederstorff et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 960(2), 190-199 (1988-05-22)
The tetracyclic sterol precursors, cyclolaudenol, cycloartenol and lanosterol, inhibit efficiently the tetrahymanol biosynthesis in the ciliate Tetrahymena pyriformis, as reported earlier for cholesterol and other sterols. The prokaryotic bacteriohopanetetrols have little effect, and diplopterol, another hopanoid, as well as the
A K Bhattacharyya et al.
Atherosclerosis, 67(1), 33-39 (1987-09-01)
The relationships between the cholesterol content of the diet, plasma cholesterol concentration, cholesterol absorption, and cholesterol synthesis (measured indirectly by desmosterol suppression technique) are explored in groups of high- and low-responding rhesus monkeys fed diets containing 0.02, 0.15 and 0.75
S Kacew et al.
Federation proceedings, 44(7), 2323-2327 (1985-04-01)
Administration of various cationic amphiphilic drugs in utero results in induction of a phospholipid storage disorder in many tissues, particularly in lungs. In addition to the phospholipidosis in utero, drug exposure results in toxicity to the offspring; newborn rats die
A Boogaard et al.
The Biochemical journal, 241(2), 345-351 (1987-01-15)
Incubating Hep G2 cells for 18 h with triparanol, buthiobate and low concentrations (less than 0.5 microM) of U18666A, inhibitors of desmosterol delta 24-reductase, of lanosterol 14 alpha-demethylase and of squalene-2,3-epoxide cyclase (EC 5.4.99.7) respectively, resulted in a decrease of
F F Moebius et al.
British journal of pharmacology, 121(1), 1-6 (1997-05-01)
1. The sigma-drug binding site of guinea-pig liver is carried by a protein which shares significant amino acid sequence similarities with the yeast sterol C8-C7 isomerase (ERG2 protein). Pharmacologically-but not structurally-the sigma 1-site is also related to the emopamil binding

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