Stigmasterol

Category: lipid

Aliases: Stigmasta-5,22-dien-3-ol

Pharmacological Mechanism

An unsaturated dietary phytosterol found in soybean, vegetable oils and legumes. Reduces intestinal cholesterol absorption and is the industrial precursor for semisynthesis of progesterone and corticosteroids; studied for anti-inflammatory and LXR-modulating activity.

Dosing Guidelines

• PO: Typical 40 mg (Range: 5–500 mg)

Chemical Identifiers

• PubChem CID: 5280794
• Formula: C29H48O
• Molecular weight: 412.69 g/mol
• InChIKey: HCXVJBMSMIARIN-PHZDYDNGSA-N
• SMILES: CC[C@H](/C=C/[C@@H](C)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CC=C4[C@@]3(CC[C@@H](C4)O)C)C)C(C)C