coprostanol
Sign in to save5β-Coprostanol (5β-cholestan-3β-ol) is a 27-carbon stanol formed from the net reductive metabolism of cholesterol (cholest-5en-3β-ol) in the gut of most higher animals and birds. This compound has frequently been used as a biomarker for the presence of human faecal matter in the environment. 5β-coprostanol is thought to be exclusively bacterial in origin.
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- Mass
- 388.370516156
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- chemical formula
- C₂₇H₄₈O
- isomeric SMILES
- O[C@H]4CC[C@]3([C@H](CC[C@H]2[C@@H]1CC[C@@H]([C@@]1(C)CC[C@@H]23)[C@H](C)CCCC(C)C)C4)C
- canonical SMILES
- OC1CCC2(C)C(CCC3C4CCC(C(C)CCCC(C)C)C4(C)CCC32)C1
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Article
19 sectionsContents
- Chemical properties
- Solubility
- Degradation
- Chemical analysis
- Isomers
- Formation and occurrence
- Faecal sources
- Use as a tracer for sewage
- 5β-coprostanol / cholesterol ratio
- 5β-coprostanol / (5β-coprostanol + 5α-cholestanol) ratio
- 5β-coprostanol / total sterols ratio
- 5β-coprostanol / 24-ethyl coprostanol
- Epi-coprostanol / 5β-coprostanol
- Related markers
- 5α-cholestanol / cholesterol
- Use in archaeological studies
- See also
- References
- Further reading
5β-Coprostanol (5β-cholestan-3β-ol) is a 27-carbon stanol formed from the net reductive metabolism of cholesterol (cholest-5en-3β-ol) in the gut of most higher animals and birds. This compound has frequently been used as a biomarker for the presence of human faecal matter in the environment. 5β-coprostanol is thought to be exclusively bacterial in origin.
==Chemical properties==