Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: (3β)-cholest-5-en-3-ol, 3-octadecanoate
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C45H80O2
Formula Weight: 653,1
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 35602-69-8
Notes: Cholesteryl stearate is a cholesterol ester.{47414} It has been used as an internal standard for the quantification of sterol esters in various plant tissues by quadropole time-of-flight (Q-TOF) MS. Cholesteryl stearate levels are decreased in coronary arteries with atherosclerotic plaques, isolated fatty streaks, and isolated atherosclerotic plaques compared with non-atherosclerotic coronary arteries.{47415}