Brassicasterol (Standard)

L-Ornithine (hydrochloride) (Standard) is the analytical standard of L-Ornithine (hydrochloride) . This product is intended for research and analytical applications. L-Ornithine hydrochloride is a non-proteinogenic amino acid, is mainly used in urea cycle removing excess nitrogen in vivo. L-Ornithine hydrochloride shows nephroprotective[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[474-67-9]

UNSPSC

12352211

Target

Akt; Androgen Receptor; Bacterial; Drug Metabolite; HSV; Reference Standards

Related Pathways

Anti-infection; Metabolic Enzyme/Protease; Others; PI3K/Akt/mTOR; Vitamin D Related/Nuclear Receptor

Field of Research

Cancer; Infection; Neurological Disease; Cardiovascular Disease

Smiles

C[C@H](C(C)C)/C=C/[C@@H](C)[C@H]1CC[C@@]2([H])[C@]3([H])CC=C4C[C@@H](O)CC[C@]4(C)[C@@]3([H])CC[C@]12C

Molecular Formula

C28H46O

Molecular Weight

398.66

References & Citations

[1]Yasuharu Yazawa, et al. Inhibitory effect of ergosterol on bladder carcinogenesis is due to androgen signaling inhibition by brassicasterol, a metabolite of ergosterol. J Nat Med. 2020 Sep;74 (4) :680-688.|[2]Sherif T S Hassan. Brassicasterol with Dual Anti-Infective Properties against HSV-1 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Cardiovascular Protective Effect: Nonclinical In Vitro and In Silico Assessments. Biomedicines. 2020 May 24;8 (5) :132.|[3]Yinzhu Xu, et al. Brassicasterol from Edible Aquacultural Hippocampus abdominalis Exerts an Anti-Cancer Effect by Dual-Targeting AKT and AR Signaling in Prostate Cancer. Biomedicines. 2020 Sep 22;8 (9) :370.|[4]Vanmierlo T, et al. The plant sterol brassicasterol as additional CSF biomarker in Alzheimer's disease. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2011 Sep;124 (3) :184-92.|[5]Fernández C, et al. Inhibition of cholesterol biosynthesis by Delta22-unsaturated phytosterols via competitive inhibition of sterol Delta24-reductase in mammalian cells. Biochem J. 2002 Aug 15;366 (Pt 1) :109-19.|[6]Tansley G, et al. Sterol lipid metabolism in down syndrome revisited: down syndrome is associated with a selective reduction in serum brassicasterol levels. Curr Gerontol Geriatr Res. 2012;2012:179318.