Ergosterol peroxide

Ergosterol peroxide
Names
	IUPAC name (3S,5S,8S,9R,10R,13R,14R,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(1R,2E,4R)-1,4,5-trimethylhex-2-en-1-yl]-1,3,4,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-2H-5,8-epidioxycyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
Identifiers
CAS Number	2061-64-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:65858 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL434750;
ChemSpider	4508532;
PubChem CID	5351516;
UNII	UG9TN81TGH ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID501021533 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C28H44O3/c1-18(2)19(3)7-8-20(4)22-9-10-23-25(22,5)13-12-24-26(6)14-11-21(29)17-27(26)15-16-28(23,24)31-30-27/h7-8,15-16,18-24,29H,9-14,17H2,1-6H3/b8-7+/t19-,20+,21-,22+,23+,24+,25+,26+,27+,28-/m0/s1;
	SMILES O[C@@H]2C[C@]\13OO[C@]4(/C=C/1)[C@@H]([C@]3(CC2)C)CC[C@]5(C)[C@@H]([C@@H](/C=C/[C@H](C)C(C)C)C)CC[C@@H]45;
Properties
Chemical formula	C28H44O3
Molar mass	428.647
Density	1.08g/cm3
Boiling point	499.7 °C (931.5 °F; 772.8 K) at 760mmHg
Hazards
Flash point	256 °C (493 °F; 529 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Ergosterol peroxide (5α,8α-epidioxy-22E-ergosta-6,22-dien-3β-ol) is a steroid derivative. It has been isolated from a variety of fungi, yeast, lichens and sponges,^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] and has been reported to exhibit immunosuppressive,^[6] anti-inflammatory,^[7] antiviral,^[8] trypanocidal ^[9] and antitumor activities in vitro.^[10]^[11]

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