Cycloartenol

Cycloartenol
Other names 9beta,19-cyclo-24-lanosten-3beta-ol, (3beta)-9,19-Cyclolanost-24-en-3-ol
Identifiers
CAS number	469-38-5
PubChem	92110
ChemSpider	16788581 Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1 Image 2
SMILES CC(CCC=C(C)C)C1CCC2(C1(CCC34C2CCC5C3(C4)CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C CC(C)CCC[C@@H](C)[C@H]5CC[C@]1(C)[C@]5(C)CC[C@]24C[C@]34C(/O)=C\C[C@@](C)(C)[C@@H]3CC[C@@H]12
InChI InChI=1S/C30H50O/c1-20(2)9-8-10-21(3)22-13-16-28(7)24-12-11-23-26(4,5)15-14-25(31)30(23)19-29(24,30)18-17-27(22,28)6/h14,20-24,31H,8-13,15-19H2,1-7H3/t21-,22-,23+,24+,27-,28+,29+,30-/m1/s1 Y Key: UYPYBUZTJLFCHS-DGUMGERNSA-N Y InChI=1/C30H50O/c1-20(2)9-8-10-21(3)22-13-16-28(7)24-12-11-23-26(4,5)15-14-25(31)30(23)19-29(24,30)18-17-27(22,28)6/h14,20-24,31H,8-13,15-19H2,1-7H3/t21-,22-,23+,24+,27-,28+,29+,30-/m1/s1 Key: UYPYBUZTJLFCHS-DGUMGERNBH
Properties
Molecular formula	C30H50O
Molar mass	426.72 g/mol
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Cycloartenol is an important type of stanol found in plants. The biosynthesis of cycloartenol starts from the triterpenoid squalene. It is the first precursor in the biosynthesis of other stanols and sterols, referred to as phytostanols and phytosterols in photosynthetic organisms and plants. The identities and distribution of phytostanols and phytosterols is characteristic of a plant species.

One notable product of cycloartenol biosynthesis is the triterpenoid lanosterol.