Brassicasterol

• Catalog No.: B676850
• CAS Number: 474-67-9
• M. F.: C28H46O
• M. W.: 398.66424

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: (1S,2R,5S,10S,11S,14R,15R)-14-[(2R,3E,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-2,15-dimethyltetracyclo[8.7.0.0^2,^7.0^1^1,^1^5]heptadec-7-en-5-ol
• IUPAC Traditional name: brassicasterol
• Synonyms: Ergosta-5,22(E)-dien-3β-ol; (3β,22E)-ergosta-5,22-dien-3-ol; 24-Methylcholesta-5,22-dien-3β-ol; Brassicasterin; 24(R)-Methylcholesta-5,22E-dien-3β-ol; Δ5,22-Ergostadien-3β-ol; Δ5,22-Ergostadienol; ergosta-5,22-dien-3β-ol

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 474-67-9

DETAILS

Description (English)

A phytosterol found in canola oil, rapeseed oil, marine algae and shellfish. This compound has been shown to inhibit sterol Δ24-reductase, an enzyme involved in the mammalian cholesterol biosynthesis pathway.

REFERENCES

• Bishop, G.J., et al.: Plant Cell Physiol. 42, 114, (2001)
• Fernandez, C., et al., Biochem. J. 366, 109 (2001)