| Product Name: |
Stigmasterol |
| Synonyms: |
(24S)-24-Ethylcholesta-5,22-dien-3β-ol;(22E,24S)-24-Ethylcholesta-5,22-dien-3β-ol;(22E,24S)-Stigmasta-5,22-diene-3β-ol;Anti-stiffness factor;Stigmasterol,95%;Stigmasterol,3β-Hydroxy-24-ethyl-5,22-cholestadiene, 5,22-Stigmastadien-3β-ol, Stigmasterin;(3β,22E)-StigMasta-5,22-dien-3-ol;22-Dehydro-24-ethylcholesterol |
| CAS: |
83-48-7 |
| MF: |
C29H48O |
| MW: |
412.7 |
| EINECS: |
201-482-7 |
| Product Categories: |
chemical reagent;pharmaceutical intermediate;phytochemical;reference standards from Chinese medicinal herbs (TCM).;standardized herbal extract;Inhibitors;;Biochemistry;Hydroxy |
| Mol File: |
83-48-7.mol |
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| Stigmasterol Chemical Properties |
| Melting point |
165-167 °C(lit.) |
| alpha |
-50 º (c=2, CHCl3) |
| Boiling point |
472.07°C (rough estimate) |
| density |
0.9639 (rough estimate) |
| refractive index |
1.5000 (estimate) |
| storage temp. |
0-6°C |
| solubility |
chloroform: soluble50 mg/ml |
| pka |
15.03±0.70(Predicted) |
| form |
Powder |
| color |
White |
| Water Solubility |
insoluble |
| λmax |
226nm(MeOH)(lit.) |
| Merck |
14,8815 |
| BRN |
2568182 |
| CAS DataBase Reference |
83-48-7(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference |
Stigmasterol(83-48-7) |
| EPA Substance Registry System |
Stigmasterol (83-48-7) |
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| Stigmasterol Usage And Synthesis |
| Description |
Stigmasterol is a kind of plant sterol or phytosterol. It is a kind of steroid derivative containing the hydroxyl group, unsaturated bonds, and alkyl group. It mainly exists in the fats and oils of soybean, Calabar bean, and rape seed as well as some kinds of vegetables, legumes and nuts. It can be used for the manufacture of semisynthetic progesterone which is a valuable human hormone. It can also be used in the biosynthesis of androgen, estrogen, and corticoids. Moreover, it can be used for the manufacture of vitamin D3 and cortisone. As a dietary supplement, it can reduce the cholesterol contained in the human body, thus boosting the health state of our body. |
| References |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigmasterol
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Stigmasterin#section=Top |
| Chemical Properties |
white powder |
| Uses |
Plant sterol, used as a precursor in the synthesis of progesterone. |
| Definition |
ChEBI: A 3beta-sterol that consists of 3beta-hydroxystigmastane having double bonds at the 5,6- and 22,23-positions. |
| Purification Methods |
Stigmasterol is best purified via the tetrabromide-acetate. The impure sterol (3g) is acetylated with Ac2O (60mL) by refluxing for 1.5hour. The mixture is cooled at 20o for 1hour, and the crude acetate is collected. The acetate (3g) in Et2O (30mL) is then treated with Br2/AcOH (38mL, from 5g Br2 in 100mL AcOH), and after cooling at 6o overnight, the tetrabromoacetate is filtered off and washed with Et2O. After six recrystallisations from CHCl3/MeOH the tetrabromoacetate has m 194-196o. This product (1g) in AcOH (12mL) and Zn dust (1g) is refluxed for 1.5hours, filtered hot, diluted with H2O (30mL) and extracted with Et2O. The extract is washed with dilute aqueous sodium sulfite, then H2O, the extract is dried (Na2SO4) and the stigmasterol acetate (~550mg) is recrystallised (4x) from EtOH and twice from MeOH/CHCl3 (2:1) to give the acetate with m 139-148o. This acetate (400mg) is hydrolysed in boiling 10% alcoholic KOH (1mL) for 1hour. Then H2O (30mL) is added and the mixture is extracted with Et2O. The extract is washed with aqueous Na2CO3, then H2O, the solvent is distilled off and the residue is recrystallised (3x) from 95% EtOH to give ~110mg of pure stigmasterol. It is dried in a vacuum over P2O5 for 3hours at 90o. The purity is checked by NMR. The acetate crystallises from MeOH with m 145o, [] D 25 -56o (c 2, CHCl3). [Byerrum & Ball Biochemical Preparations 7 86 1959, Thornton et al. J Am Chem Soc 62 2006 1940, Colin et al. Anal Chem 51 1661 1979, Beilstein 6 IV 4170.] |
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