Chemistry:Gorgostane

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Short description: Chemical compound
Gorgostane
Gorgostane.svg
Names
IUPAC name
5ξ-Gorgostane[1]
Systematic IUPAC name
(3aS,3bR,5Ξ,9aS,9bS,11aR)-9a,11a-Dimethyl-1-[(1S)-1-{(1R,2R)-2-methyl-2-[(2R)-3-methylbutan-2-yl]cyclopropyl}ethyl]hexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
KEGG
Properties
C30H52
Molar mass 412.746 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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Gorgostane is a steroid triterpene, its derivative distributed in corals, hence the name. Compared with other steroids, there is a cyclopropane ring in the 17C side-chain.[2]

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. 1530. doi:10.1039/9781849733069. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4. 
  2. "A new gorgostane derivative from the Egyptian Red Sea soft coral Heteroxenia ghardaqensis". Nat Prod Res 27 (14): 1250–1254. 2013. doi:10.1080/14786419.2012.724417. PMID 22967306.