b-Sitosterol

Scientific Name	CAS Registry No.
5-Cholesten-24-ethyl-3-ol	83-46-5
Molecular Name	Common Name
C29 H50 O	b-Sitosterol
Other Names
(24R)-Ethylcholest-5-en-3beta-ol; beta-sitosterin; 24alpha-ethylcholesterol; cinchol
2-D Structure

Biosynthetic Pathway

Distribution in...
Tissues	Lipid Classes

Bioactive Products	Dietary Sources
	Plant sterol; plant oils (avocado, cashew, chestnut, corn, cottonseed, mustard seed, rice bran, safflower, sesame seed, soybean, sunflower, wheat germ); margarines, vegetables (barley, white gourd, garden lettuce, radish greens, soybean); fruits (apricot,
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