SQUALENE

• Catalog No.: S683800
• CAS Number: 111-02-4
• M. F.: C30H50
• M. W.: 410.718

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: (6E,10E,14E,18E)-2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosa-2,6,10,14,18,22-hexaene
• IUPAC Traditional name: squalene
• Synonyms: (E,E,E,E)-Squalene; trans-Squalene; 2,6,10,15,19,23-Hexamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22-tetracosahexaene; Spinacene; (6E,10E,14E,18E)-2,6,10,15,19,23-Hexamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22-tetracosahexaene; (all-E)-2,6,10,15,19,23-Hexamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22-tetracosahexaene; Nikko Squalane EX; Squalen; all-trans-Squalene

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 111-02-4

DETAILS

Description (English)

Squalene is a natural triterpene that plays an important role in the synthesis of cholesterol, steroid hormones, and vitamin D in the human body. Squalene is commonly used as a biochemical precursor in the preparation of steroids. Squalene is also a natur

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