Fecosterol
Names
IUPAC name
5α-Campesta-8,24(241)-dien-3β-ol
Systematic IUPAC name
(1R,3aR,5aS,7S,9aS,11aR)-9a,11a-Dimethyl-1-[(2R)-6-methyl-5-methylideneheptan-2-yl]-2,3,3a,4,5,5a,6,7,8,9,9a,10,11,11a-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-7-ol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C28H46O/c1-18(2)19(3)7-8-20(4)24-11-12-25-23-10-9-21-17-22(29)13-15-27(21,5)26(23)14-16-28(24,25)6/h18,20-22,24-25,29H,3,7-17H2,1-2,4-6H3/t20-,21+,22+,24-,25+,27+,28-/m1/s1
    Key: SLQKYSPHBZMASJ-QKPORZECSA-N
  • InChI=1/C28H46O/c1-18(2)19(3)7-8-20(4)24-11-12-25-23-10-9-21-17-22(29)13-15-27(21,5)26(23)14-16-28(24,25)6/h18,20-22,24-25,29H,3,7-17H2,1-2,4-6H3/t20-,21+,22+,24-,25+,27+,28-/m1/s1
    Key: SLQKYSPHBZMASJ-QKPORZECBD
  • C[C@H](CCC(=C)C(C)C)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CCC3=C2CC[C@@H]4[C@@]3(CC[C@@H](C4)O)C)C
Properties
C28H46O
Molar mass 398.675 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Fecosterol is a sterol made by certain fungi and lichens.[1]

References

  1. ^ Morris, DC; Safe, S; Subden, RE (1974). "Detection of the ergosterol and episterol isomers lichesterol and fecosterol in nystatin-resistant mutants of Neurospora crassa". Biochemical Genetics. 12 (6): 459–66. doi:10.1007/BF00486063. PMID 4282021. S2CID 36287225.
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