
(-)-beta-Sitosterol
Sitosterol is a member of the class of phytosterols that is stigmast-5-ene substituted by a beta-hydroxy group at position 3. It has a role as an antioxidant, an anticholesteremic drug, a sterol methyltransferase inhibitor, a mouse metabolite and a plant metabolite. It is a stigmastane sterol, 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)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
- Molecular formula
- C29H50O
- Molecular weight
- 414.7 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 414.386166214 Da
- XLogP3
- 9.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 9
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:176889
- ChEBI:CHEBI:27693
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL221542
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID5022481
- PubMed:39947414
- PubMed:24130033
- PubMed:23074910
- PubMed:23019903
- PubMed:23019902
- PubMed:23019882
- PubMed:23019879
- PubMed:23016273
- PubMed:22978214
- PubMed:22876679
- PubMed:22876678
- PubMed:22822666
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