sterol
Also known as sterols, sterol lipids, 3-hydroxysteroids
class=skin-invert-image|thumb|Gonan-3-ol, the simplest sterol
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H12O6
- Molecular weight
- 180.16 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol
- SMILES
- C([C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O1)O)O)O)O)O
- InChIKey
- WQZGKKKJIJFFOK-PQMKYFCFSA-N
- XLogP
- -2.6
- Polar surface area
- 110 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 5
- H-bond acceptors
- 6
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Types
- Phytosterols
- Zoosterols
- Mycosterols
- Role in biochemistry
- Phytosterols as a nutritional supplement
- Chemical classification and structure
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
class=skin-invert-image|thumb|Gonan-3-ol, the simplest sterol
A sterol is any organic compound with a skeleton closely related to cholestan-3-ol and having a hydroxyl group at carbon 3. The simplest sterol is gonan-3-ol, which has a formula of , and is derived from that of gonane by replacement of a hydrogen atom on C3 position by a hydroxyl group. It is therefore an alcohol of gonane.