
Fucosterol
Fucosterol is a 3beta-sterol consisting of stigmastan-3beta-ol with double bonds at positions 5 and 24(28). It has a role as an antioxidant, a metabolite and a hepatoprotective agent. It is a 3beta-hydroxy-Delta(5)-steroid, a C29-steroid, a member of phytosterols and a 3beta-sterol. It derives from a hydride of a stigmastane. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(E,2R)-5-propan-2-ylhept-5-en-2-yl]-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
- Molecular formula
- C29H48O
- Molecular weight
- 412.7 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 412.370516150 Da
- XLogP3
- 8.9
- Topological polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 8
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:27865
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL519971
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID701033229
- PubMed:27107150
- PubMed:23994501
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