NIST911C

Cholesterol

NIST^® SRM^® 911c

• Synonym(s): 3β-Hydroxy-5-cholestene, 5-Cholesten-3β-ol
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₂₇H₄₆O
• CAS Number: 57-88-5
• Molecular Weight: 386.65
• Beilstein: 1915888
• MDL number: MFCD00003646
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• PubChem Substance ID: 329818776
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: certified reference material
• Quality Level: 100
• packaging: pkg of 2 g
• manufacturer/tradename: NIST^®
• bp: 360 °C (lit.)
• mp: 147-149 °C (lit.)
• density: 1.067 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• application(s): clinical research; clinical testing
• format: neat
• 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
• InChI key: HVYWMOMLDIMFJA-DPAQBDIFSA-N

Description

General description

This Standard Reference Material (SRM) is certified as a chemical of known purity. It is intended primarily for use in the calibration and standardization of procedures for the determination of cholesterol in research samples and for routine evaluations of daily working standards used in these procedures. A unit of SRM 911c consists of 2 g of material. For more information, please refer to the SDS and COA.

SRM 911C_cert

SRM 911C_SDS

Biochem/physiol Actions

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

Other Notes

Certified for the analytes listed below.
Cholestrol

See certificate for values and more details at nist.gov/SRM.

Legal Information

NIST is a registered trademark of National Institute of Standards and Technology

SRM is a registered trademark of National Institute of Standards and Technology

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 13 - Non Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable