β-sitosterol

Name:
β-sitosterol
Detailed information:

Chemistry name:	dihydrostigmasterol
M Formula:	C29H50O.
Chemistry structure:
Properties:
Waxy-white solid; almost odorless and tasteless. Insoluble in water; soluble in benzene, chloroform, carbon disulfide, and ether. Can be crystallized from ether as anhydrous needles or from aqueous alcohol as leaflets with one molecule of water.
Derivation:
Soybeans, tall oil.
Use:
Biochemical research, anticholesteremic.

See Cholesterol.