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Poriferastane
Names
	IUPAC name 5ξ-Poriferastane
	Systematic IUPAC name (1R,3aS,3bR,5aΞ,9aS,9bS,11aR)-1-[(2R,5S)-5-Ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-9a,11a-dimethylhexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene
Identifiers
CAS Number	22888-37-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:26211;
ChemSpider	5256864;
PubChem CID	6857528;
UNII	9TH7LZJ9EG ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C29H52/c1-7-22(20(2)3)12-11-21(4)25-15-16-26-24-14-13-23-10-8-9-18-28(23,5)27(24)17-19-29(25,26)6/h20-27H,7-19H2,1-6H3/t21-,22+,23?,24+,25-,26+,27+,28+,29-/m1/s1 Key: GKBHKNPLNHLYHT-UNOJTMJMSA-N;
	SMILES CC[C@@H](CC[C@@H](C)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CCC4[C@@]3(CCCC4)C)C)C(C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C29H52
Molar mass	400.735 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Poriferastane or 24S-ethylcholestane is a tetracyclic triterpene and the parent structure of a series of steroids, such as poriferastanol.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2014). Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. The Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 1530. doi:10.1039/9781849733069. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
↑ Bullock E, Dawson CJ (1976). "Sterol content of the Myxomycetes Physarum polycephalum and P. flavicomum". J Lipid Res. 17 (6): 565–571. PMID 1033261.
↑ Das B, Srinivas KVNS (1992). "Dihydroxysterols from the marine red alga, Gracilaria edulis". Phytochemistry. 31 (12): 4371–4373. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(92)80482-T.