Stigma

Structural formula
General
Surname	Stigma
other names	24-ethylcholestane; Sitostan (obsolete);
Molecular formula	C 29 H 52
External identifiers / databases
PubChem	6857438
ChemSpider	5256776
Wikidata	Q27109917
properties
Molar mass	400.74 g mol −1
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Stigmastan is a polycyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon and is one of the basic components of steroids . It consists of a tetracyclic skeleton with three fused cyclohexane rings and one fused cyclopentane ring. It differs from the Gonan in that it has two additional methyl groups and a branched decyl group .

The name is derived from the plant-based phytosterol Stigmasterol .

Web links

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Individual evidence

↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
↑ Entry on Stigmastan. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed on July 15, 2020.
^ John W. Blunt, Murray HG Munro: Dictionary of Marine Natural Products with CD-ROM . CRC Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8493-8217-8 ( books.google.de ).

[NV-1] This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.

[RömppOnline-2] Entry on Stigmastan. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed on July 15, 2020.

[3] John W. Blunt, Murray HG Munro: Dictionary of Marine Natural Products with CD-ROM . CRC Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-8493-8217-8 ( books.google.de ).