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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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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C27H44O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
384.64
Beilstein:
2224615
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
eCl@ss:
39023139
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.79

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

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)
Amaranth oil increased fecal excretion of bile acid but had no effect in reducing plasma cholesterol in hamsters
de Castro lIA, et al.
Lipids, 48, 609-618 (2013)
Vitamin D, Calcium, and the Epidermis
Vitamin D, 1, 527-544 (2018)
Michael Lang et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 337(6102), 1658-1661 (2012-09-29)
Most living species exploit a limited range of resources. However, little is known about how tight associations build up during evolution between such specialist species and the hosts they use. We examined the dependence of Drosophila pachea on its single
Daniele Silvestro et al.
Scientific reports, 8(1), 16348-16348 (2018-11-07)
Vitamin D3 is a secosterol hormone critical for bone growth and calcium homeostasis, produced in vertebrate skin by photolytic conversion of the cholesterol biosynthetic intermediate provitamin D3. Insufficient levels of vitamin D3 especially in the case of low solar UV-B

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