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L5768

Sigma-Aldrich

Lanosterol

≥93%, powder

Synonym(s):

3β-Hydroxy-8,24-lanostadiene, 8,24-Lanostadien-3β-ol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C30H50O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
426.72
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

assay

≥93%

form

powder

color

white to off-white

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

[H][C@@]1(CC[C@@]2(C)C3=C(CC[C@]12C)[C@@]4(C)CC[C@H](O)C(C)(C)[C@]4([H])CC3)[C@H](C)CC\C=C(/C)C

InChI

1S/C30H50O/c1-20(2)10-9-11-21(3)22-14-18-30(8)24-12-13-25-27(4,5)26(31)16-17-28(25,6)23(24)15-19-29(22,30)7/h10,21-22,25-26,31H,9,11-19H2,1-8H3/t21-,22-,25+,26+,28-,29-,30+/m1/s1

InChI key

CAHGCLMLTWQZNJ-BQNIITSRSA-N

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General description

Lanosterol, an amphipathic molecule, that is produced by lanosterol synthase (LSS). It is enriched in the lens.

application

Lanosterol has been used:
  • as a standard in HPLC for the quantification in testis samples
  • in S-adenosyl-L-methionine:Δ24-sterol-C-methyltransferase (SMT) assay
  • to treat wild-type cells growing in rich medium to know its effects on Sre1 protein

Biochem/physiol Actions

Cholesterol precursor sterol.
Lanosterol serves as an endogenous selective modulator of macrophage immunity.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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Lanosterol modulates TLR4-mediated innate immune responses in macrophages
Araldi E, et al.
Testing, 19(13), 2743-2755 (2017)
Ergosterol regulates sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP) cleavage in fission yeast
Porter J R, et al.
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 285(52), 41051-41061 (2010)
Ying-Chi Du et al.
Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology, 19(8-9), 788-796 (2012-04-21)
Antrodia camphorata (AC) is a native Taiwanese mushroom which is used in Asian folk medicine as a chemopreventive agent. The triterpenoid-rich fraction (FEA) was obtained from the ethanolic extract of AC and characterized by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). FEA
Joanna L Sharman et al.
Nucleic acids research, 41(Database issue), D1083-D1088 (2012-10-23)
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Evgeniy O Yablokov et al.
Biochimie, 162, 156-166 (2019-04-30)
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