CHOLESTEROL

Name: CHOLESTEROL
SKU: KC.310182

Cat. NoKC.310182 CategoryBiochemicals Molecular FormulaC27H46O CAS57-88-5 Molecular Weight386.7 g/mol

Pack sizes 25GM100GM

Cholesterol is a metabolite found in or produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

CIR ingredient: Cholesterol
Main sterol of higher animals found in all body tissues; Used as an emulsifying agent for pharmaceuticals; [Merck Index] Also used as a raw material for syntheses; [HSDB]
Used in pharmaceutical and dermal preparations as an emulsifying agent.
... Important as raw material for syntheses involving microbiological degradation of the side chain.

Physical Description	White or faintly yellow solid; Nearly odorless; [HSDB] Beige solid; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Color/Form	White or faintly yellow pearly granules or crystals
Odor	Almost odorless
Melting Point	148.5 °C
Boiling Point	360 °C (decomposes)
Density	1.067 @ 20 °C/4 °C
Solubility	Moderately soluble in hot alcohol; soluble in benzene, oils, fats and aq solns of bile salts
Vapor Pressure	VP: 0.171 mm Hg at 149 °C

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
Molecular Formula	C27H46O
Molecular Weight	386.7 g/mol
CAS	57-88-5
SMILES	C[C@H](CCCC(C)C)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CC=C4[C@@]3(CC[C@@H](C4)O)C)C
InChIKey	HVYWMOMLDIMFJA-DPAQBDIFSA-N
Catalog No	KC.310182
Pack sizes	25GM · 100GM

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