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A7025858

7-Dehydrocholesterol , 10mMinDMSO , 434-16-2

Synonym(s):
(−)-7-Dehydrocholesterol;3β-Hydroxy-5,7-cholestadiene;5,7-Cholestadien-3β-ol;7-dehydrocholesterin; Provitamin D3; 110807;Provitamin D3

CAS NO.:434-16-2

Empirical Formula: C27H44O

Molecular Weight: 384.64

MDL number: MFCD00003624

EINECS: 207-100-5

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Update time: 2022-07-08

PRODUCT Properties

Melting point: 148-152 °C(lit.)
Boiling point: 451.27°C (rough estimate)
alpha  -116 º (C=1, CHCL3)
Density  0.9717 (rough estimate)
refractive index  1.5100 (estimate)
storage temp.  -20°C
solubility  Chloroform (Sparingly), DMSO (Slightly, Heated, Sonicated), Ethyl Acetate (Slightly)
pka 14.91±0.70(Predicted)
form  Solid
color  White to Yellow
optical activity [α]20/D -115±8°, c = 1% in chloroform
Water Solubility  Insoluble
Merck  13,2887
BRN  2224615
Stability: Light Sensitive
InChIKey UCTLRSWJYQTBFZ-DDPQNLDTSA-N
LogP 9.460 (est)

Description and Uses

7-Dehydrocholesterol is a vitamin D3 precursor, which is a sterol found in animals. Vitamin D3 is produced by the action of sunlight or ultraviolet irradiation from the precursor, 7-dehydrocholesterol (7-DC), that is synthesized in the skin of animals and humans.
In most tissues of the body, 7-dehydrocholesterol is the immediate precursor of cholesterol. It is reduced to cholesterol by the enzyme 3β-hydroxysterol-Δ7-reductase (DHCR7) in the last step of cholesterol biosynthesis. 7-DHC accumulates in Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS), a disorder characterized by a mutation in the DHCR7 gene and decreased cholesterol levels in bodily tissues and fluids, as well as microcephaly, intellectual disability, and distinctive dysmorphic features. It is highly susceptible to free radical oxidation, giving rise to several oxysterols that may be involved in the pathogenesis of SLOS. 7-DHC levels are increased in brain, liver, and serum in a rat model of SLOS induced by the DHCR7 inhibitor AY 9944. 7-DHC is a provitamin that is converted to vitamin D3 by ultraviolet-B (UVB) light in a human skin equivalent system and in isolated human skin samples.

Safety

Symbol(GHS) 
GHS07
Signal word  Warning
Hazard statements  H302-H315-H319-H335
Precautionary statements  P261-P280-P301+P312-P302+P352-P305+P351+P338
Safety Statements  24/25
WGK Germany  3
RTECS  FZ5650000
8-10-23
HS Code  29061990

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