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137672

SyntheChol® Synthetic Cholesterol

For Cell Culture, EMPROVE® EXPERT

Synonym(s):

Cholesterol, 3β-Hydroxy-5-cholestene, 5-Cholesten-3β-ol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C27H46O
CAS Number:
57-88-5
Molecular Weight:
386.65
UNSPSC Code:
12352212
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1915888
MDL number:
MFCD00003646

Product Name

SyntheChol® Synthetic Cholesterol, For Cell Culture, EMPROVE® EXPERT

InChI key

HVYWMOMLDIMFJA-DPAQBDIFSA-N

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C27H46O/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/h9,18-19,21-25,28H,6-8,10-17H2,1-5H3/t19-,21+,22+,23-,24+,25+,26+,27-/m1/s1

biological source

synthetic

product line

EMPROVE® EXPERT

bp

360 °C (lit.)

mp

147-149 °C (lit.)

density

1.067 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharma/biopharma processes
pharmaceutical

storage temp.

15-25°C

Quality Level

500

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Application

This supplement is designed to be added to our chemically defined,animal component-free CHO and insect (Sf-RVN) cell media, as well as HEK-293media for VGT manufacturing. This material has been tested for compatibilitywith CHO and Sf-9 cell lines. Cholesterol provides structure to cellularmembranes, stores energy, and is vital in cell signaling and in regulating cellfunctions.
This product is intended for research or further manufacturing but notfor human or therapeutic use.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Major component of all biological membranes; ~25% of total brain lipid is cholesterol.

General description

SyntheChol® synthetic cholesterol, for Cell Culture Emprove® Expert, is a synthetic cholesterol supplement that has been developed to specifically meet the demands of the life science and biopharmaceutical industries. Due to the synthetic nature of the material, the elimination of animal-derived components reduces the incidence of performance variability in the medium and eliminates safety risks due to adventitious agents associated with these components. With a newly optimized manufacturing process, this product is available in quantities from grams to tons to support your development progress.

Packaging

137672.0001 /1g /
137672.0010 / 10 g /
137672.0100 / 100 g /
137672.1000 / 1000g /

Legal Information

Emprove is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
SyntheChol is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Scott B Widenmaier et al.
Cell, 171(5), 1094-1109 (2017-11-18)
Cholesterol is a critical nutrient requiring tight constraint in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) due to its uniquely challenging biophysical properties. While the mechanisms by which the ER defends against cholesterol insufficiency are well described, it remains unclear how the ER senses

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