Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: cholest-5-en-3-ol (3β)-3-heptadecanoate
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C44H78O2
Formula Weight: 639,1
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 24365-37-5
Notes: Cholesteryl heptadecanoate is a cholesterol ester (CE) formed by the condensation of cholesterol with heptadecanoic acid, a C-17 saturated fatty acid that does not occur in any natural animal or vegetable fat at high concentrations.{34595} As such, it is commonly used as an internal standard for the quantification of cholesterol esters by GC- or LC-mass spectrometry. CEs are major constituents of lipoprotein particles carried in blood and accumulate in the fatty acid lesions of atherosclerotic plaques.{34591,34594} CEs of various fatty acids are major constituents of murine and human adrenal glands.{34592}