stigmasterol

Stigmasterol (Stigmasterin) is found in the fats and oils of soybean, calabar bean and rape seed, as well as several other vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, and unpasteurized milk. Stigmasterol has been focused on the cholesterol-lowering activity and is valued as an anti-stiffness factor in the therapy of rheumatic diseases.

Stigmasterol glucoside, a constituent of Adenanthera pavonina seed and leaf, may be a plant anticancer agent.

7alpha-Hydroxystigmasterol is a natural product of Xanthium, Asteraceae. The catalog number is TN3254 and the CAS number is 64998-19-2. 7alpha-Hydroxystigmasterol can be used as a reference standard.

Vomifoliol is most likely the immediate precursor of dehydrovomifoliol, because of the organism converted abscisic acid (ABA), to dehydrovomifoliol as the major metabolise, and a cell-free extract exhibits vomifoliol dehydrogenase activity. Vomifoliol and