Campestane

Campestane or 24R-methylcholestane is a tetracyclic triterpene.[1] Its derivative Campesterol (Campest-5-en-3β-ol) was first isolated from the rapeseed (Brassica campestris), hence the name.[2]

Campestane
Names
IUPAC name
(8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
Properties
C28H50
Molar mass 386.708 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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References

  1. Yakimchyk VS, Kazlova VV, Hurski AL, Savchenko RG, Kostyleva SA, Zhabinskii VN, Khripach VA (2019). "Enantioselective catalytic approach to the C23-C28 subunit of 24α-methyl steroids". Steroids. 148: 82–90. doi:10.1016/j.steroids.2019.05.003. PMID 31100291.
  2. Fernholz, Erhard; MacPhillamy, H. B. (1941). "Isolation of a New Phytosterol: Campesterol". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 63 (4): 1155. doi:10.1021/ja01849a079.
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