CAMPESTEROL Chemical Properties

Melting point:

156-160 °C

alpha 

D23 -33° (22.5 mg in 5 ml chloroform)

Boiling point:

463.29°C (rough estimate)

Density 

0.98±0.1 g/cm3 (20 ºC 760 Torr)

refractive index 

1.5100 (estimate)

storage temp. 

-20°C

solubility 

Chloroform (Sparingly), Methanol (Slightly, Sonicated)

pka

15.03±0.70(Predicted)

form 

crystalline

color 

white

Merck 

13,1736

BRN 

3216975

InChIKey

SGNBVLSWZMBQTH-ZRUUVFCLSA-N

LogP

9.972 (est)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn,T

Risk Statements 

20/21/22-36/37/38-48/20/22-40-38-22

Safety Statements 

26-36-45-36/37/39-23

RIDADR 

UN 1888 6.1/PG 3

WGK Germany 

3

HS Code 

29061990

MSDS

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CAMPESTEROL Usage And Synthesis

Description

24α-methyl Cholesterol is a phytosterol found in vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds that competitively inhibits the absorption of intestinal cholesterol and decreases the transcription of genes important for cholesterol metabolism. The cholesterol lowering effects of phytosterols, such as 24α-methyl cholesterol, have been reported to be beneficial for lowering the incidence of atherosclerotic plaques. 24α-methyl Cholesterol can also act as an agonist at liver X receptors (LXR) and, through activation of LXR signaling, has been shown to suppress the proliferation of prostate and breast cancer cells.

Chemical Properties

White Solid

Uses

A phytosterol, which may inhibit the intestinal absorption of cholesterol.

Uses

Campesterol may be used as a plant sterol to test its effect on the transcriptional activation of liver X receptor α (LXRA) in breast cancer cells. It may also be used as a sterol standard for calibration curve generation in liquid chromatography multiple reaction monitoring (LC-MRM) analysis.

Definition

ChEBI: Campesterol is a member of phytosterols, a 3beta-sterol, a 3beta-hydroxy-Delta(5)-steroid and a C28-steroid. It has a role as a mouse metabolite. It derives from a hydride of a campestane.

General Description

Campesterol is a plant sterol, which is an analog of cholesterol and a brassinosteroid (BR) precursor. The enzyme diminute/dwarf1 mediates the synthesis of campesterol from 24-methylenecholesterol. Campesterol possesses methyl group at C-24 position of the side chain in the cholesterol structure.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Campesterol is a phytosterol, primarily found in nuts, fruits, legumes and seeds. Though an analogue of cholesterol, it is poorly absorbed in humans and competitively inhibits the absorption of cholesterol. Campesterol decreases the transcription of genes involved in cholesterol metabolism in hepatocytes and enterocytes and has positive impact in treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Purification Methods

Campesterol is recrystallised twice from hexane and once from Me2CO. The benzoyl derivative has m 158-160o [] D 23 -8.6o (CHCl3), and the acetyl derivative has m 137138o (EtOH) and [] D 23 -35.1o (c 2.9, CHCl3) [Fernholz & MacPhillamy J Am Chem Soc 6 3 1155 1941]. [Beilstein 6 III 2680.]

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