stigmasterol

chemical compound

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Stigmasterol is a crystalline chemical compound with the formula C₂₉H₄₈O. It is a type of sterol that can be obtained from soybean oil.1

Stigmasterol is a valuable starting material in the partial synthesis of various steroid hormones. Its molecular structure can be easily modified to create desired products, including progesterone, and subsequently, other hormones like androgens, estrogens, and adrenal steroid hormones such as cortisone and cortisol. Commercial processes have been developed that utilize stigmasterol for hormone production.2

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Stigmasterol, which is readily obtainable from soybean oil, can be transformed easily to progesterone and to other hormones, and commercial processes based on this sterol have been developed.
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Stigmasterol, which is readily obtainable from soybean oil, can be transformed easily to progesterone and to other hormones, and commercial processes based on this sterol have been developed.
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