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| IUPAC name 9,19-Cyclo-9β-lanost-24-en-3β-ol | |
| Systematic IUPAC name (1R,3aS,3bS,5aR,7S,9aR,10aS,12aR)-3a,6,6,12a-Tetramethyl-1-[(2R)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]tetradecahydro-2H,10H-cyclopenta[a]cyclopropa[e]phenanthren-7-ol | |
| Other names 9β,19-cyclo-24-lanosten-3β-ol, (3β)-9,19-Cyclolanost-24-en-3-ol | |
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| C30H50O | |
| Molar mass | 426.72 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Cycloartenol is an importanttriterpenoid often found in plants. It belongs to thesterol class of steroids. It is the starting point for the synthesis of almost all plantsteroids,[1] making them chemically distinct from the steroids of fungi and animals, which are, instead, produced fromlanosterol.
Thebiosynthesis of cycloartenol starts from thetriterpenoidsqualene.[2] It is the first precursor in the biosynthesis of otherstanols andsterols, referred to as phytostanols andphytosterols inphotosynthetic organisms and plants. The identities and distribution of phytostanols and phytosterols is characteristic of a plant species.
