Cycloartenol
Other names	9beta,19-cyclo-24-lanosten-3beta-ol, (3beta)-9,19-Cyclolanost-24-en-3-ol
Identifiers
CAS number	469-38-5
PubChem	92110
SMILES	CC(CCC=C(C)C)C1CCC2(C1(CCC34C2CCC5C3(C4)CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C
Properties
Molecular formula	C30H50O
Molar mass	426.72 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Cycloartenol is a sterol precursor in photosynthetic organisms and plants. The biosynthesis of cycloartenol starts from the triterpenoid squalene. Its structure is also related to triterpenoid lanosterol.

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