Showing chemical card for (22α)-hydroxy-sitosterol (CFc000337418)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
Update Date
2022-09-14 05:31:10 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000337418
Molecule Identification
Common Name
(22α)-hydroxy-sitosterol
Definition
(22α)-hydroxy-sitosterol belongs to stigmastanes and derivatives class of compounds. Those are sterol lipids with a structure based on the stigmastane skeleton, which consists of a cholestane moiety bearing an ethyl group at the carbon atom C24 (22α)-hydroxy-sitosterol is practically insoluble (in water) and an extremely weak acidic compound (based on its pKa). (22α)-hydroxy-sitosterol can be found in a number of food items such as cottonseed, oil-seed camellia, cloves, and dill, which makes (22α)-hydroxy-sitosterol a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products.
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as stigmastanes and derivatives. These are sterol lipids with a structure based on the stigmastane skeleton, which consists of a cholestane moiety bearing an ethyl group at the carbon atom C24.
