Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: (3β,24E)-stigmasta-5,24(28)-dien-3-ol
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C29H48O
Formula Weight: 412,7
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 17605-67-3
Notes: Fucosterol is a plant sterol found in algae that has diverse biological activities including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and antidiabetic properties among others.{36107} It decreases markers of oxidative damage and increases antioxidative enzyme activity in vitro.{36109} It reduces the expression of TNF-α and IL-6 following LPS administration by halting NF-κB and p38 MAPK signaling in RAW 264.7 murine macrophages.{36111} In HEK293, MCF-7, and SiHa cells, fucosterol decreases proliferation (IC50s = 185.4, 43.3, and 34.0 µg/ml, respectively).{36108} It also has anticancer activity in HL-60 leukemia cells, where it inhibits cell growth, halts the cell cycle at the G2/M transition, and induces apoptosis with maximally increased caspase-9, -8, and -3 expression at 68.8 µM.{36116} In a streptozotocin rat model of diabetes, it decreases serum glucose concentrations when administered at 30 mg/kg.{36110}