Shelf life (days): 1460.0
Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: (3ß)-3-(hydrogen sulfate)-cholest-5-en-3-ol, monosodium salt
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C27H45O4S / Na
Formula Weight: 488.69957
CAS Number: 2864-50-8
Notes: Cholesterol sulfate is an endogenous component of cell membranes where it serves as a substrate for steroid synthesis, influences lipid metabolism, stabilizes cell membranes, regulates the activity of functional proteins, and plays a role in keratinocyte differentiation and development of the epidermal barrier.{24230} This synthetic formulation can be used to form nonconventional liposomes in order to study cellular membrane properties.{24229}