Coprostanol

Coprostanol
Names
	IUPAC name 5β-cholestan-3β-ol
	Other names 5β-coprostanol; coprostanol
Identifiers
CAS Number	360-68-9 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:89519;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL2048325;
ChemSpider	191826 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.036
EC Number	206-638-8;
PubChem CID	221122;
UNII	PPT67I3S74 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1052036 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C27H48O/c1-18(2)7-6-8-19(3)23-11-12-24-22-10-9-20-17-21(28)13-15-26(20,4)25(22)14-16-27(23,24)5/h18-25,28H,6-17H2,1-5H3/t19-,20-,21+,22+,23-,24+,25+,26+,27-/m1/s1 Key: QYIXCDOBOSTCEI-NWKZBHTNSA-N ; InChI=1/C27H48O/c1-18(2)7-6-8-19(3)23-11-12-24-22-10-9-20-17-21(28)13-15-26(20,4)25(22)14-16-27(23,24)5/h18-25,28H,6-17H2,1-5H3/t19-,20-,21+,22+,23-,24+,25+,26+,27-/m1/s1 Key: QYIXCDOBOSTCEI-NWKZBHTNBU;
	SMILES O[C@H]4CC[C@]3([C@H](CC[C@H]2[C@@H]1CC[C@@H]([C@@]1(C)CC[C@@H]23)[C@H](C)CCCC(C)C)C4)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C27H48O
Molar mass	388.680 g·mol−1
Melting point	102 °C (216 °F; 375 K)
Solubility in water	Poorly soluble
Hazards
Flash point	Non-flammable
Related compounds
Related Stanols	24-ethyl coprostanol; 5α-cholestanol; epi-coprostanol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

5β-Coprostanol (5β-cholestan-3β-ol) is a 27-carbon stanol formed from the net reductive metabolism of cholesterol (cholest-5en-3β-ol) in the gut of most higher animals and birds. This compound has frequently been used as a biomarker for the presence of human faecal matter in the environment. 5β-coprostanol is thought to be exclusively bacterial in origin.