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Cholesterol

C₂₇H₄₆O · 74 atoms

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Cholesterol

Elements

About

Cholesterol is a cholestanoid consisting of cholestane having a double bond at the 5,6-position as well as a 3beta-hydroxy group. It has a role as a mouse metabolite, a human metabolite, a Daphnia galeata metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a C27-steroid, a 3beta-hydroxy-Delta(5)-steroid, a 3beta-sterol and a cholestanoid.

Properties

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

CAS number57-88-5

Molar mass386.7 g/mol

Melting point148.5 °C

Boiling point360 °C

Sources

Properties: PubChem CID 5997
3D structure: PubChem CID 5997 (3D conformer)
CAS number: PubChem CID 5997
Description: PubChem ← ChEBI
Melting point: PubChem ← DrugBank
Boiling point: PubChem ← DrugBank

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