Cholesterol-5α,6α-epoxide

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Cholesterol-5α,6α-epoxide Structure
Cholesterol-5α,6α-epoxide structure
Common Name Cholesterol-5α,6α-epoxide
CAS Number 1250-95-9 Molecular Weight 402.65300
Density 1.04g/cm3 Boiling Point 497.7ºC at 760mmHg
Molecular Formula C27H46O2 Melting Point N/A
MSDS USA Flash Point 200.9ºC

 Use of Cholesterol-5α,6α-epoxide


Cholesterol-5α,6α-epoxide is a biochemical reagent that can be used as a biological material or organic compound for life science related research.

 Names

Name 5,6α-epoxy-5α-cholestan-3β-ol
Synonym More Synonyms

 Cholesterol-5α,6α-epoxide Biological Activity

Description Cholesterol-5α,6α-epoxide is a biochemical reagent that can be used as a biological material or organic compound for life science related research.
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 Chemical & Physical Properties

Density 1.04g/cm3
Boiling Point 497.7ºC at 760mmHg
Molecular Formula C27H46O2
Molecular Weight 402.65300
Flash Point 200.9ºC
Exact Mass 402.35000
PSA 32.76000
LogP 6.59990
Vapour Pressure 5.43E-12mmHg at 25°C
Index of Refraction 1.533
InChIKey PRYIJAGAEJZDBO-ZEQHCUNVSA-N
SMILES CC(C)CCCC(C)C1CCC2C3CC4OC45CC(O)CCC5(C)C3CCC12C

 Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
FZ6360000
CHEMICAL NAME :
5-alpha-Cholestan-3-beta-ol, 5,6-alpha-epoxy-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
1250-95-9
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
0089511
LAST UPDATED :
199612
DATA ITEMS CITED :
8
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
C27-H46-O2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
402.73
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
T3 F5 E666 1A R AXO CH&TTTTJ IY1&3Y1&1 J1 QQ

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
750 mg/kg/9W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
Mutation in mammalian somatic cells
TEST SYSTEM :
Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION :
25 umol/L
REFERENCE :
FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,1103,1986

 Safety Information

Personal Protective Equipment Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter
RIDADR NONH for all modes of transport
RTECS FZ6360000

 Synthetic Route

 Articles30

More Articles
Oxysterols: modulators of cholesterol metabolism and other processes.

Physiol. Rev. 80 , 361-554, (2000)

Oxygenated derivatives of cholesterol (oxysterols) present a remarkably diverse profile of biological activities, including effects on sphingolipid metabolism, platelet aggregation, apoptosis, and pro...

Oxysterols as non-genomic regulators of cholesterol homeostasis.

Trends Endocrinol. Metab. 23 , 99-106, (2012)

Tight regulation of cellular and plasma cholesterol is crucial to proper cellular functioning because excess free cholesterol is toxic to cells and is associated with atherosclerosis and heart disease...

Surprising unreactivity of cholesterol-5,6-epoxides towards nucleophiles.

J. Lipid Res. 53(4) , 718-25, (2012)

We recently established that drugs used for the treatment and the prophylaxis of breast cancers, such as tamoxifen, were potent inhibitors of cholesterol-5,6-epoxide hydrolase (ChEH), which led to the...

 Synonyms

Cholesterol epoxide
5,6alpha-epoxy-5alpha-cholestan-3beta-ol
Cholesterol-5α,6α-epoxide
MFCD00046980
Epoxycholesterol
cholestanol
EINECS 215-007-6
Cholesterol-5alpha,6alpha-epoxide
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