β-sitosterol
Alternative Name(s)
- (-)-b-Sitosterol
- (-)-beta-Sitosterol
- (24R)-Ethylcholest-5-en-3b-ol
- (24R)-Stigmast-5-en-3b-ol
- 22,23-Dihydro-Stigmasterol
- 22,23-Dihydrostigmasterol
- 24a-Ethylcholesterol
- a-Dihydrofucosterol
- a-Phytosterol
- alpha-Dihydrofucosterol
- alpha-Phytosterol
- Angelicin
- Azuprostat
- b-Sitosterin
- b-Sitosterol
- beta-Phytosterol
- beta-Sitosterin
- beta-Sitosterol
- Cinchol
- Cupreol
- D5-Stigmasten-3b-ol
- Delta5-Stigmasten-3b-ol
- Harzol
- Nimbosterol
- Phytosterol
- Prostasal
- Quebrachol
- Rhamnol
- Sito-Lande
- Sitosterol
- Sobatum
- Stigmast-5-en-3-ol
- Stigmast-5-en-3b-ol
- Triastonal
IUPAC Name – (3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
Empirical Formula – C29H5O
Molecular Weight – 414.72
Exact Mass – 414.39
Elemental Analysis – C, 83.99; H, 12.15; O, 3.86

Concentration analysis (mg/kg)
1.7[1]
External Links
- ChEBI ID - 27693
- PubChem CID - 222284
- HMDB - HMDB00852
- LIPID MAPS - LMST01040250
Classification
- Category - Sterol lipids
- Main class - Sterols
- Sub-class - Stigmasterols and C24-ethyl derivatives
References
- Poerschmann, J., B. Weiner, and I. Baskyr, Organic compounds in olive mill wastewater and in solutions resulting from hydrothermal carbonization of the wastewater. Chemosphere, 2013. 92(11): p. 1472-82.