Cholest-5-en-7-one,3-hydroxy-, (3b)- cas no:566-28-9

NameCholest-5-en-7-one,3-hydroxy-, (3b)-
CAS566-28-9
SynonymsCholest-5-en-7-one,3b-hydroxy- (8CI); 3b-Hydroxycholest-5-en-7-one;7-Ketocholesterol; 7-Oxocholesterol; Cholest-5-en-3b-ol-7-one; SC 4722; D5-Cholesten-3b-ol-7-one
Molecular FormulaC27H44 O2
Molecular Weight400.71

refractive index1.53
storage tempRefrigerator

Safety

Questionable carcinogen with experimental tumorigenic data. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

FZ8708000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Cholesterol, 7-oxo-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

566-28-9

BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :

2169084

LAST UPDATED :

199612

DATA ITEMS CITED :

2

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C27-H44-O2

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

400.71

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

L E5 B666 KV LUTJ A1 E1 FY1&3Y1&1 OQ

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

750 mg/kg/9W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - Carcinogenic by RTECS criteria Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

DNA inhibition

TEST SYSTEM :

Rodent - hamster Lung

DOSE/DURATION :

25 umol/L

REFERENCE :

FCTOD7 Food and Chemical Toxicology. (Pergamon Press Inc., Maxwell House, Fairview Park, Elmsford, NY 10523) V.20- 1982- Volume(issue)/page/year: 24,1103,1986