145985-29-1Relevant articles and documents
Mass spectrometry characterization of the 5α-, 7α-, and 7β-hydroxy derivatives of β-sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, and brassicasterol
Bortolomeazzi, Renzo,De Zan, Michela,Pizzale, Lorena,Conte, Lanfranco S.
, p. 3069 - 3074 (1999)
The 5α-hydroperoxides of β-sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, and brassicasterol were obtained by photooxidation of the respective sterols in pyridine in the presence of hematoporphyrine as sensitizer. The reduction of the hydroperoxides gives the corresponding 5α-hydroxy derivatives. The 7α- and 7β-hydroperoxides of the sterols were obtained by allowing an aliquot of the 5α-hydroperoxides to isomerize to 7α-hydroperoxides, which in turn epimerize to 7β-hydroperoxides. The reduction gave the corresponding 7α- and 7β-hydroxy derivatives. The 5α-, 7α-, and 7β-hydroxy derivatives of β-sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, and brassicasterol were identified by comparing thin-layer chromatography mobilities, specific color reactions, and mass spectral data with those of the corresponding hydroxy derivatives of cholesterol, which were synthesized in the same manner. The phytosterols had the same behavior to photooxidation as cholesterol and, moreover, the different phytosterols photooxidized at about the same rate. The mass spectra of the trimethylsilyl ethers of the hydroxy derivatives of the phytosterols investigated and of the corresponding hydroxy derivatives of cholesterol have the same fragmentation patterns and similar relative ion abundances.
Sterols as anticancer agents: Synthesis of ring-B oxygenated steroids, cytotoxic profile, and comprehensive SAR analysis
Carvalho, Jo?o F. S.,Silva, M. Manuel Cruz,Moreira, Jo?o N.,Sim?es, Sérgio,Sá E Melo, M. Luisa
supporting information; experimental part, p. 7632 - 7638 (2011/02/21)
The cytotoxicity of oxysterols was systematically studied in tumor and normal cells. Synthetic strategies to prepare this library included oxidations at ring B and a new method to yield 6β-hemiphthalates directly from Δ5-steroids. Most oxysterols were cytotoxic and showed selectivity toward cancer cells, LAMA-84 cells (leukemia) being particularly sensitive to 4, 8, 22, and 27 (IC50 5.6 μM). The structural requirements to induce selective toxicity are discussed to shed light on the development of new anticancer drugs.
Gram-scale chromatographic purification of β-sitosterol: Synthesis and characterization of β-sitosterol oxides
Zhang, Xin,Geoffroy, Philippe,Miesch, Michel,Julien-David, Diane,Raul, Francis,Aoude-Werner, Dalal,Marchioni, Eric
, p. 886 - 895 (2007/10/03)
An effective purification method for β-sitosterol was developed starting from a commercial source of a phytosterol mixture using preparative adsorption column chromatography. β-Sitosterol (≥95% purity) was obtained on a gram-scale. Thus, the synthesis of six β-sitosterol oxides, including 7α-hydroxy, 7β-hydroxy, 5,6α-epoxy, 5,6β-epoxy, 7-keto, and 5α,6β-dihydroxysitosterol, were successfully carried out. The spectral characteristics of all the synthetic intermediates and target compounds (～95% purity) were well-documented.
