1) Cat. No.: TRC-Z701520; 2) Chemical Name: Zymosterol; 3) CAS No.: 128-33-6; 4) Mol. Formula: C27H44O; 5) Mol. Weight: 384.64; 6) Packing Size: 25mg / ; 7) Appearence: ; 8) Application Notes: Zymosterol is an sterol intermediate in the biosynthesis of cholesterol (C432501). Cholesterol is a major component of all biological membranes; ~25% of total brain lipid is Cholesterol. Zymosterol was also found to be located in the plasma membrane of cultured human fibroblasts via labeling studies. ; 9) Synonym: (3β,5α)-Cholesta-8,24-dien-3-ol; 5α-Cholesta-8,24-dien-3β-ol;; 10) Solubility: ; 11) Storage condition: ; 12) References: Roland, E.D., et al.: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 111, 278 (1989); Echevarria, F., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 265, 8484 (1990); Baranovskii, A.V., et al.: Russian. J. Bioorg. Chem., 28, 250 (2002); Schoenheimer, et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 105, 355 (1934);