ergostane
Sign in to saveErgostane is a tetracyclic triterpene, also known as 24S-methylcholestane. The compound itself has no known uses; however various functionalized analogues are produced by plants and animals. The most important of these are the heavily derivatised withanolides. However simpler forms do exist, such as the sterane campestane (24R-methylcholestane). Along with cholestane and stigmastane, this sterane is used as a biomarker for early eukaryotes.
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- Mass
- 386.391252
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- Commons category
- Ergostane
- chemical formula
- C₂₈H₅₀
- isomeric SMILES
- C[C@H](CC[C@H](C)C(C)C)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CCC4[C@@]3(CCCC4)C)C
- canonical SMILES
- CC(C)C(C)CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4C3(CCCC4)C)C
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Ergostane is a tetracyclic triterpene, also known as 24S-methylcholestane. The compound itself has no known uses; however various functionalized analogues are produced by plants and animals. The most important of these are the heavily derivatised withanolides. However simpler forms do exist, such as the sterane campestane (24R-methylcholestane). Along with cholestane and stigmastane, this sterane is used as a biomarker for early eukaryotes.
==See also== Cholane Cholestane Lanostane