Spinasterol

{{Chembox | Name=α-Spinasterol | ImageFile = alpha-spinasterol.svg | ImageSize = 200px | IUPACName = (22''E'')-5α-Stigmasta-7,22-dien-3β-ol | SystematicName = (1''R'',3a''R'',5a''S'',7''S'',9a''S'',9b''R'',11a''R'')-1-[(2''R'',3''E'',5''S'')-5-Ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl]-9a,11a-dimethyl-2,3,3a,5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,9b,10,11,11a-tetradecahydro-1''H''-cyclopenta[''a'']phenanthren-7-ol | OtherNames = α-Spinasterin; Bessisterol; Hitodesterol |Section1={{Chembox Identifiers | CASNo = 481-18-5 | CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}} | UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}} | UNII = 0LG993QX1A | PubChem = 5281331 | ChemSpiderID = 4444708 | SMILES = O[C@H]1CC[C@@]2([C@@H]3\C(=C/C[C@H]2C1)[C@@H]4CC[C@H]([C@@H](/C=C/[C@@H](CC)C(C)C)C)[C@]4(CC3)C)C | InChI = 1/C29H48O/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/h8-9,11,19-23,25-27,30H,7,10,12-18H2,1-6H3/b9-8+/t20-,21-,22+,23+,25-,26+,27+,28+,29-/m1/s1 | InChIKey = JZVFJDZBLUFKCA-FXIAWGAOBQ | StdInChI = 1S/C29H48O/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/h8-9,11,19-23,25-27,30H,7,10,12-18H2,1-6H3/b9-8+/t20-,21-,22+,23+,25-,26+,27+,28+,29-/m1/s1 | StdInChIKey = JZVFJDZBLUFKCA-FXIAWGAOSA-N }} |Section2={{Chembox Properties | C=29|H=48|O=1 | Appearance = Crystalline solid<ref name=Merck>''Merck Index'', 11th Edition, '''8705'''</ref> | Density = | MeltingPtC = 168 to 169 | MeltingPt_ref = <ref name=Merck/> | BoilingPt = | Solubility = }} |Section3={{Chembox Hazards | MainHazards = | FlashPt = | AutoignitionPt = }} }}

'''α-Spinasterol''' is a stigmastane-type phytosterol found in a variety of plant sources such as spinach,<ref>{{cite journal |title=Spinasterol and Some of Its Esters |journal=The Journal of Biological Chemistry |year=1932 |volume=95 |pages=311–5 |first1=Merrill C. |last1=Hart |first2=Frederick W. |last2=Heyl | url = http://www.jbc.org/content/95/1/311.citation |issue=1|doi=10.1016/S0021-9258(18)76377-1 |doi-access=free }}</ref> from which it gets its name.

The chemical was recently found in ''Gordonia ceylanica'', the first time that this chemical was found in the ''Gordonia'' species.{{citation needed|date=January 2015}} ==See also== * Chondrillasterol 24''R'' isomer * Stigmasterol 5,22-dien isomer ==References== {{reflist}}

==Further reading== *{{cite journal |vauthors=Herath HM, Athukoralage PS, Jamie JF |title=A new oleanane triterpenoid from Gordonia ceylanica |journal=Natural Product Letters |volume=15 |issue=5 |pages=339–44 |year=2001 |pmid=11841118 |doi=10.1080/10575630108041301|s2cid=28253042 }}

Category:Sterols