4α-Methylcholesterol

• UNSPSC Description:

  4α-Methylcholesterol is a Cholesterol derivative. 4α-Methylcholesterol can oxidize 3-hydroxy steroid, with the apparent Km of 12.6 μM[1][2].

• Target Antigen:

  Others

• Type:

  Natural Products

• Related Pathways:

  Others

• Field of Research:

  Others

• Assay Protocol:

  https://www.medchemexpress.com/4α-methylcholesterol.html

• Solubility:

  10 mM in DMSO

• Smiles:

  C[C@@]12[C@]3([H])[C@](CC=C1[C@@H]([C@H](CC2)O)C)([H])[C@@]4([H])[C@](CC3)([C@@](CC4)([H])[C@H](C)CCCC(C)C)C

• Molecular Weight:

  400.68

• References & Citations:

  [1]Smith AG, et, al. Studies of the substrate specificity of cholesterol oxidase from Nocardia erythropolis in the oxidation of 3-hydroxy steroids. Biochem Soc Trans. 1975;3(5):675-7.|[2]Kokke WCMC, et, al. Isolation and synthesis of 23-methyl-22-dehydrocholesterol -a marine sterol of biosynthetic significance. Tetrahedron Letters. 1979; 20(18):3601-3604.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room temperature

• Clinical Information:

  No Development Reported

• CAS Number:

  15073-00-4