Dehydroergosterol

Description: Dehydroergosterol is a naturally occurring, fluorescent analog of cholesterol (ex/em = 324/375 nm) that mimics the properties of cholesterol in cell membranes.[1] It is readily bound by cholesterol-binding proteins and has been used for real-time probing of the sterol environment and to elucidate intracellular sterol trafficking in living organisms.[1]. Target: Others. Smiles: CC(C)[C@@H](C)\C=C\[C@@H](C)[C@H]1CC[C@H]2C3=CC=C4C[C@@H](O)CC[C@]4(C)C3=CC[C@]12C. References: McIntosh, A.L., Atshaves, B.P., Huang, H., et al. Fluorescence techniques using dehydroergosterol to study cholesterol trafficking. Lipids 43(12), 1185-1208 (2008).