Spinasterol

α-Spinasterol

Names
IUPAC name (3β,5α,22E)-Stigmasta-7,22-dien-3-ol
Other names α-Spinasterin; Bessisterol; Hitodesterol
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	481-18-5
ChemSpider	4444708
InChI InChI=1S/C29H48O/c1-7-21(19(2)3)9-8-20(4)25-12-13-26-24-11-10-22-18-23(30)14-16-28(22,5)27(24)15-17-29(25,26)6/h8-9,11,19-23,25-27,30H,7,10,12-18H2,1-6H3/b9-8+/t20-,21-,22+,23+,25-,26+,27+,28+,29-/m1/s1 Key: JZVFJDZBLUFKCA-FXIAWGAOSA-N InChI=1/C29H48O/c1-7-21(19(2)3)9-8-20(4)25-12-13-26-24-11-10-22-18-23(30)14-16-28(22,5)27(24)15-17-29(25,26)6/h8-9,11,19-23,25-27,30H,7,10,12-18H2,1-6H3/b9-8+/t20-,21-,22+,23+,25-,26+,27+,28+,29-/m1/s1 Key: JZVFJDZBLUFKCA-FXIAWGAOBQ
Jmol-3D images	Image
PubChem	5281331
SMILES O[C@H]1CC[C@@]2([C@@H]3\C(=C/C[C@H]2C1)[C@@H]4CC[C@H]([C@@H](/C=C/[C@@H](CC)C(C)C)C)[C@]4(CC3)C)C
Properties
Molecular formula	C29H48O
Molar mass	412.69 g·mol−1
Appearance	Crystalline solid[1]
Melting point	168 °C (334 °F; 441 K)[1]
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

α-Spinasterol is a phytosterol found in a variety of plant sources such as spinach,^[2] from which it gets its name.

The chemical was recently found from Gordonia ceylanica, and it was the first time that this chemical was found from Gordonia species.

References

Further reading

• Herath HM, Athukoralage PS, Jamie JF (2001). "A new oleanane triterpenoid from Gordonia ceylanica". Natural Product Letters 15 (5): 339–44. doi:10.1080/10575630108041301. PMID 11841118.