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gamma-sitosterol; clionasterol; phytosterol


Name(s) gamma-sitosterol; clionasterol; phytosterol
Scientific name(s) clionasterol; beta-dihydrofucosterol; 22,23-dihydroporiferasterol; (3beta,24s)-stigmast-5-en-3-ol; poriferast-5-en-3beta-ol; unii-5li01c78dd; 83-47-6; phytosterol
Formula C29H50O
Molecular mass 414.718
IUPAC name (3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5S)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
INCHI InChI=1S/C29H50O/c1-7-21(19(2)3)9-8-20(4)25-12-13-26-24-11-10-22-18-23(30)14-16-28(22,5)27(24)15-17-29(25,26)6/h10,19-21,23-27,30H,7-9,11-18H2,1-6H3
SMILE CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C3CC=C4CC(O)CCC4(C)C3CCC12C)C(C)C
CAS ID 83-47-6
PubChem ID 457801
DrugBank ID Not available
CHEBI ID Not available
Description Clionasterol is a triterpenoid isolated from the Indian marine red alga Gracilaria edulis, the sponge Veronica aerophoba and the Kenyan Marine Green; Macroalga Halimeda macroloba. It is a potent inhibitor of complement component C1. (PMID 12624828). gamma-Sitosterol is found in many foods, some of which are rice, lemon, arabica coffee, and soy bean.