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Cholesterol, NF Grade, MP Biomedicals

Catalog No. MP21013803
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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

TRUSTED_SUSTAINABILITY

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

Specifications

Melting Point 147°C to 150°C
Color White
Boiling Point 360°C (literature)
Linear Formula C27H46O
Quantity 25 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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