Chemistry:Protostane

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Short description: Chemical compound
Protostane
Protostane.svg
Names
IUPAC name
Protostane[1]
Systematic IUPAC name
(1R,3aS,3bS,5aS,9aS,9bS,11aS)-3a,3b,6,6,9a-Pentamethyl-1-[(2R)-6-methylheptan-2-yl]hexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
UNII
Properties
C30H54
Molar mass 414.762 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Protostane is a tetracyclic triterpene, its natural distribution is primarily limited to the genus Alisma. It is so named because it is considered to be the "prototype" of steroids.[2]

See also

References

  1. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2014). Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. The Royal Society of Chemistry. pp. 1539. doi:10.1039/9781849733069. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4. 
  2. "Protostane and Fusidane Triterpenes: A Mini-Review". Molecules 18 (4): 4054–4080. 2013. doi:10.3390/molecules18044054. PMID 23563857.