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24-Methylene cholesterol

Avanti Research™ - A Croda Brand, powder

Synonym(s):

5,24(28)-Cholestadien-24-methylen-3β-ol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C28H46O
CAS Number:
474-63-5
Molecular Weight:
398.66
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.25

Assay

>99% (TLC)

form

powder

packaging

pkg of 1 × 1 mg (700178P-1MG)
pkg of 1 × 5 mg (700178P-5MG)

manufacturer/tradename

Avanti Research™ - A Croda Brand

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC1(CC[C@H](O)C2)C2=CCC3C1CCC4(C)C3CCC4C(CCC(C(C)C)=C)C

InChI

1S/C28H46O/c1-18(2)19(3)7-8-20(4)24-11-12-25-23-10-9-21-17-22(29)13-15-27(21,5)26(23)14-16-28(24,25)6/h9,18,20,22-26,29H,3,7-8,10-17H2,1-2,4-6H3/t20-,22+,23+,24-,25+,26+,27+,28-/m1/s1

InChI key

INDVLXYUCBVVKW-PXBBAZSNSA-N

General description

24-Methylene cholesterol is an intermediate produced in process of β-Sitosterol synthesis. 24-Methylene cholesterol is synthesised by 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate (MEP) pathway. This compound is also referred as C30 terpenoid and is a precursor for withanolides.

Packaging

5 mL Amber Glass Screw Cap Vial (700178P-1MG and 700178P-5MG)

Legal Information

Avanti Research is a trademark of Avanti Polar Lipids, LLC

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Marine neutraceuticals and functional foods, 273-273 (2007)
De novo assembly, functional annotation and comparative analysis of Withania somnifera leaf and root transcriptomes to identify putative genes involved in the withanolides biosynthesis
Gupta P, et al.
PLoS ONE, 8(5), e62714-e62714 (2013)

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