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C28H44O
396.6 g/mol
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Provitamin D2

CAS57-87-4EC200-352-7
Category
API
Compound Class
Steroid
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Ergosterol is a phytosterol that serves as the most important provitamin D, typically obtained from yeast. It is used in the commercial production of vitamin D2 and cortisone.

Provitamin D and vitamin D2 productionPharmaceutical manufacturing intermediate for cortisone

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Safety Reference

Toxic
Toxic
Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Danger
H300Fatal if swallowed
H413May cause long lasting harmful effects to aquatic life
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(3S,9S,10R,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol

InChIKey

DNVPQKQSNYMLRS-APGDWVJJSA-N

SMILES

C[C@H](/C=C/[C@H](C)C(C)C)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3C2=CC=C4[C@@]3(CC[C@@H](C4)O)C)C

Synonyms (48)
  • ERG
  • Ergocalciferol EP Impurity B
  • Ergosterol, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Ergosterol, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • 5,7,22-Ergostatrien-3beta-ol
  • D2, Pro-Vitamin
  • ERGOCALCIFEROL IMPURITY B
  • Ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3beta-ol
  • Ergosterin
  • Ergosterin(Standard)
  • Ergosterol
  • Ergosterol (Provitamin D2)
  • Ergosterol (Standard)
  • Ergosterol CRS
  • Ergosterol, >=95.0% (HPLC)
  • Lumisterol Impurity 2
  • Provitamin D2
  • Provitamine D2
  • ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol