l General Information |
Product Name | Lanosterol |
General description | Lanosterol is a tetracyclic triterpenoid and is the compound from which all animal and fungal steroids are derived. |
Synonym | 3β-Hydroxy-8,24-lanostadiene, 8,24-Lanostadien-3β-ol |
Purity | ≥93.0%(GC) | CAS Number | 79-63-0 |
Formula | C30H50O | Molecular Weight | 426.72 |
Suitability | BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, etc. |
l Physical and Chemical Information |
Appearance | White to off-white solid |
l Biological Information |
Biochem/Physiol Actions | Lanosterol is a tetracyclic triterpenoid and is the compound from which all animal and fungal steroids are derived. By contrast plant steroids are produced via cycloartenol. |
Application | Lanosterol has been used: • as a standard in HPLC for the quantification in testis samples • in S-adenosyl-L-methionine: Δ24-sterol-C-methyltransferase (SMT) assay • to treat wild-type cells growing in rich medium to know its effects on Sre1 protein |
l Storage |
Storage temp. | -20℃ |
l Precautions and Disclaimer |
This product is for R&D use only, not for drug, household, or other uses. |
l References |
1. http://www.drugbank.ca 2. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov 3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |
