Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: 5β,6β-epoxy-cholestan-3β-ol
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C27H46O2
Formula Weight: 402,7
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 4025-59-6
Notes: 5β,6β-epoxy Cholestanol is an oxidative metabolite of cholesterol that is formed via radical and non-radical oxidation of cholesterol at the 5,6-double bond.{13448,41987} It induces release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and apoptosis in macrophage-differentiated U937 cells.{39949} 5β,6β-epoxy Cholestanol has been found in human fatty streaks and advanced atherosclerotic lesions but is not present in normal aortic tissue.{39950}