CHEBI:27693 - sitosterol

ChEBI IDCHEBI:27693
ChEBI Namesitosterol
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DefinitionA member of the class of phytosterols that is stigmast-5-ene substituted by a β-hydroxy group at position 3.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:9170, CHEBI:26692
Last Modified6 January 2022
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FormulaC29H50O
Net Charge0
Average Mass414.718
Monoisotopic Mass414.38617
SMILES[H][C@@]12CC=C3C[C@@H](O)CC[C@]3(C)[C@@]1([H])CC[C@@]1(C)[C@@]2([H])CC[C@]1([H])[C@H](C)CC[C@@H](CC)C(C)C
InChIInChI=1S/C29H50O/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/h10,19-21,23-27,30H,7-9,11-18H2,1-6H3/t20-,21-,23+,24+,25-,26+,27+,28+,29-/m1/s1
InChIKeyKZJWDPNRJALLNS-VJSFXXLFSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Pisonia aculeata (ncbitaxon:363212)
stem (BTO:0001300) PubMed (21542597) Cold MeOH extract of dried stems and roots, isolated as mixture of beta-setosterol & stigmasterol
root (BTO:0001188) PubMed (21542597) Cold MeOH extract of dried stems and roots, isolated as mixture of beta-setosterol & stigmasterol
Breynia fruticosa (ncbitaxon:296042) root (BTO:0001188) PubMed (21428418) 90% Methanolic extract of air-dried, crushed roots.
Lepisorus contortus (ncbitaxon:699669) whole plant (BTO:0001461) PubMed (21261296) 95% EtOH extract of air-dried, powdered whole plant
Eupatorium cannabinum subsp. asiaticum (ncbitaxon:102770) aerial part (BTO:0001658) PubMed (21391659) MeOH extract of shade-dried, pulverized aerial parts,mixture of beta-sitosterol and stigmasterol
Neolitsea daibuensis (IPNI:466954-1) root (BTO:0001188) PubMed (22148193) Cold MeOH extract of dried roots
Cordyceps sinensis (ncbitaxon:72228) mycelium (BTO:0001436) PubMed (21848266) Ethanolic extract of dried mycelia
Ficus mucuso (ncbitaxon:309328) fruit (BTO:0000486) PubMed (21619045) Methanolic extract of air-dried and powdered figs(fruits)
Beilschmiedia tsangii (IPNI:462970-1) root (BTO:0001188) PubMed (21846089) Cold MeOH extract of dry roots
Rubia yunnanensis (IPNI:765385-1) root (BTO:0001188) PubMed (21973054) Methanolic extract of air dried powdered roots
Melia toosendan (ncbitaxon:71608) fruit (BTO:0000486) PubMed (20961091) 95% ethanolic extract of dried fruits
Citrus hystrix (ncbitaxon:170989) exocarp (BTO:0000733) PubMed (20964319) The hexane extract of dried and ground fruit peels
Garcia parviflora (IPNI:107401-2)
leaf (BTO:0000713) PubMed (20958014) n-hexane extract of air-dried, powdered branch and leaves
branch (BTO:0000148) PubMed (20958014) n-hexane extract of air-dried, powdered branch and leaves
Mus musculus (ncbitaxon:10090) - PubMed (19425150) Source: BioModels - MODEL1507180067
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
antioxidant  A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
Biological Roles:
mouse metabolite  Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus).
plant metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in plants, the kingdom that include flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms.
sterol methyltransferase inhibitor  An EC 2.1.1.* (methyltransferases) inhibitor that interferes with the action of sterol methyltransferase.
Application:
anticholesteremic drug  A substance used to lower plasma cholesterol levels.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
sitosterol (CHEBI:27693) has parent hydride stigmastane (CHEBI:26773)
sitosterol (CHEBI:27693) has role anticholesteremic drug (CHEBI:35821)
sitosterol (CHEBI:27693) has role antioxidant (CHEBI:22586)
sitosterol (CHEBI:27693) has role mouse metabolite (CHEBI:75771)
sitosterol (CHEBI:27693) has role plant metabolite (CHEBI:76924)
sitosterol (CHEBI:27693) has role sterol methyltransferase inhibitor (CHEBI:52303)
sitosterol (CHEBI:27693) is a 3β-hydroxy-Δ5-steroid (CHEBI:1722)
sitosterol (CHEBI:27693) is a 3β-sterol (CHEBI:35348)
sitosterol (CHEBI:27693) is a C29-steroid (CHEBI:188923)
sitosterol (CHEBI:27693) is a phytosterols (CHEBI:26125)
sitosterol (CHEBI:27693) is a stigmastane sterol (CHEBI:131703)
Incoming Relation(s)
daucosterol (CHEBI:67554) has functional parent sitosterol (CHEBI:27693)
sitoindoside I (CHEBI:67595) has functional parent sitosterol (CHEBI:27693)
stigmast-5-ene-3β,7α-diol (CHEBI:67594) has functional parent sitosterol (CHEBI:27693)
β-sitosterol 3-O-acetate (CHEBI:69433) has functional parent sitosterol (CHEBI:27693)
β-sitosterol 3-O-β-D-galactopyranoside (CHEBI:172751) has functional parent sitosterol (CHEBI:27693)
β-sitosterol glucoside-3'-O-hexacosanoicate (CHEBI:66511) has functional parent sitosterol (CHEBI:27693)
IUPAC Name 
stigmast-5-en-3β-ol
Synonyms  Source
SitosterolKEGG COMPOUND
beta-SitosterolKEGG COMPOUND
(-)-β-SitosterolChemIDplus
(24R)-Ethylcholest-5-en-3beta-olChemIDplus
(24R)-Stigmast-5-en-3beta-olChemIDplus
(3β)-Stigmast-5-en-3-olChemIDplus
UniProt Name  Source
sitosterolUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
C01753KEGG COMPOUND
D08518KEGG DRUG
LMST01040129LIPID MAPS
C00023770KNApSAcK
C00003672KNApSAcK
2451DrugCentral
Registry NumbersSources
Beilstein:1916156Beilstein
CAS:83-46-5NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:83-46-5ChemIDplus
Citations