Cholesterol, NF Grade, MP Biomedicals

Description

• Cholesterol is suitable for use in liposome preparations
• Cholesterol is a component used for the preparation and study of artificial model membranes
• One example is a study of valinomycin induced changes in membrane potentials of red blood cell and phospholipid (phosphatidylcholine from egg yolk plus cholesterol) vesicle suspensions
• Positively charged cyanine dyes were used that fluorimetrically respond to the change in potential

Specifications

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 57-88-5
• Molecular Formula: C27H46O
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 386.664
• MDL Number: MFCD00003646
• InChI Key: HVYWMOMLDIMFJA-DPAQBDIFSA-N
• Synonym: cholesterol, cholesterin, cholest-5-en-3beta-ol, cholesteryl alcohol, cholestrin, cordulan, dusoline, dusoran, provitamin d, cholesterine
• PubChem CID: 5997
• ChEBI: CHEBI:16113
• IUPAC Name: (3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
• SMILES: CC(C)CCCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C

• Melting Point: 147°C to 150°C
• Color: White
• Boiling Point: 360°C (literature)
• Linear Formula: C27H46O
• Quantity: 100 g
• Formula Weight: 386.67
• Grade: NF
• Physical Form: Powder
• Chemical Name or Material: CHOLESTEROL

Safety and Handling

Recommended Storage

-20°C.

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