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Sigma-Aldrich

Stigmasterol

~95%

Synonym(s):

3β-Hydroxy-24-ethyl-5,22-cholestadiene, 5,22-Stigmastadien-3β-ol, Stigmasterin

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C29H48O
CAS Number:
83-48-7
Molecular Weight:
412.69
Beilstein:
2568182
EC Number:
201-482-7
MDL number:
MFCD00003630
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
24899523
NACRES:
NA.77

Assay

~95%

mp

165-167 °C (lit.)

solubility

chloroform: 50 mg/ml

SMILES string

[H][C@@]12[C@]([C@](CC[C@H](O)C3)(C)C3=CC2)([H])CC[C@@]4(C)[C@@]1([H])CC[C@]4([H])[C@]([H])(C)/C=C/[C@@H](CC)C(C)C

InChI

1S/C29H48O/c1-7-21(19(2)3)9-8-20(4)25-12-13-26-24-11-10-22-18-23(30)14-16-28(22,5)27(24)15-17-29(25,26)6/h8-10,19-21,23-27,30H,7,11-18H2,1-6H3/b9-8+/t20-,21-,23+,24+,25-,26+,27+,28+,29-/m1/s1

InChI key

HCXVJBMSMIARIN-PHZDYDNGSA-N

Gene Information

human ... POLA1(5422) , TOP2A(7153)
rat ... Polb(29240)

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Application

Stigmasterol was used as a reference standard in determination of phytosterols in dietary supplements by gas chromatography and in frozen leaf samples of Arabidopsis thaliana by GC/MS.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Stigmasterol is a phytosterol with chemical structure similar to cholesterol. It exhibits anti-cancer, anti-pyretic, anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating effects. Stigmasterol decreases the expression of matrix metalloproteinases and reduced the degradation of cartilage in osteoarthritic rabbits.

Preparation Note

Stigmasterol yields clear, colorless solution in chloroform at 50 mg/ml.

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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β-Sitosterol United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

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Soybean oil consumption has increased greatly in the past half-century and is linked to obesity and diabetes. To test the hypothesis that soybean oil diet alters hypothalamic gene expression in conjunction with metabolic phenotype, we performed RNA sequencing analysis using
Thomas Griebel et al.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology, 63(2), 254-268 (2010-05-07)
Upon inoculation with pathogenic microbes, plants induce an array of metabolic changes that potentially contribute to induced resistance or even enhance susceptibility. When analysing leaf lipid composition during the Arabidopsis thaliana-Pseudomonas syringae interaction, we found that accumulation of the phytosterol
Timo Basen et al.
Oecologia, 170(1), 57-64 (2012-03-09)
The accumulation of cyanobacterial biomass may severely affect the performance of aquatic consumers. Here, we investigated the role of sterols in determining the food quality of cyanobacteria for the invasive clam Corbicula fluminea, which has become a common benthic invertebrate
A B Awad et al.
The Journal of nutrition, 130(9), 2127-2130 (2000-08-26)
Phytosterols (PS) or plant sterols are structurally similar to cholesterol. The most common PS are beta-sitosterol, campesterol and stigmasterol. Epidemiologic and experimental studies suggest that dietary PS may offer protection from the most common cancers in Western societies, such as
Wei-Ping Chen et al.
Acta biochimica Polonica, 59(4), 537-541 (2012-10-18)
Stigmasterol has been shown exhibit anti-osteoarthritic properties in vitro studies. However, the in vivo effects of stigmasterol on cartilage are still unclear. This study investigated the anti-osteoarthritic properties of stigmasterol on cartilage degradation in a rabbit model of osteoarthritis (OA).
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