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Category	Cholesterol
Catalog NO.	BPG-3286
Product Name	Cholesterol
CAS	57-88-5
Molecular Formula	C27H46O
Molecular Weight	386.66

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Description	Cholesterol is an animal sterol found in human bodies and Olea europaea L. It is a precursor of other steroid compounds.
Synonyms	Cholest-5-en-3β-ol; (3β)-Cholest-5-en-3-ol; Cholesterin; cholesterolum; Cholesteryl alcohol; Cholestrin; Cordulan; Dusoline; Dythol; Kathro; Lanol; Super hartolan
IUPAC Name	(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
Canonical SMILES	CC(C)CCCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C
InChI	InChI=1S/C27H46O/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/h9,18-19,21-25,28H,6-8,10-17H2,1-5H3/t19-,21+,22+,23-,24+,25+,26+,27-/m1/s1
InChIKey	HVYWMOMLDIMFJA-DPAQBDIFSA-N
Boiling Point	480.6±14.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Melting Point	148-150 °C
Flash Point	250 °C
Purity	>98%
Density	1.06 g/cm3
Solubility	Soluble in Acetone, Benzene, Chloroform, Ethanol, Ether, Methanol
Appearance	White Powder
Shelf Life	1 Year
Storage	Store at -20 °C
Exact Mass	386.355
Hygroscopic	No
Light Sensitive	No
Percent Composition	C 83.87%, H 11.99%, O 4.14%
Vapor Pressure	VP: 0.171 mm Hg at 149 °C
Decomposition	When heated to decomposition it emit acrid smoke and irritating fumes.
Refractive Index	1.525

References

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4. Lee SM, Moon JY, Lim BY, Kim SM, Park CW, Kim BJ, Jun JK, Norwitz ER, Choi MH, Park JS. Increased biosynthesis and accumulation of cholesterol in maternal plasma, but not amniotic fluid in pre-eclampsia. Sci Rep. 2019 Feb 7;9(1):1550. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-37757-3. PubMed ID: 30733456.
5. Hasan, I.Y. and A. Mechler. (2016). Cholesterol Rich Domains Identified in Unilamellar Supported Biomimetic Membranes via Nano-Viscosity Measurements. Anal Chem [PubMed] ...PubMed ID: 27137411.
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