coprostanol
Sign in to save5β-Coprostanol (5β-cholestan-3β-ol) is a 27-carbon stanol formed from the net reductive metabolism of cholesterol (cholest-5en-3β-ol) in the gut of most higher animals and birds. This compound has frequently been used as a biomarker for the presence of human faecal matter in the environment. 5β-coprostanol is thought to be exclusively bacterial in origin.
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Chemical properties
- Solubility
- Degradation
- Chemical analysis
- Isomers
- Formation and occurrence
- Faecal sources
- Use as a tracer for sewage
- 5β-coprostanol / cholesterol ratio
- 5β-coprostanol / (5β-coprostanol + 5α-cholestanol) ratio
- 5β-coprostanol / total sterols ratio
- 5β-coprostanol / 24-ethyl coprostanol
- Epi-coprostanol / 5β-coprostanol
- Related markers
- 5α-cholestanol / cholesterol
- Use in archaeological studies
- See also
- References
- Further reading
5β-Coprostanol (5β-cholestan-3β-ol) is a 27-carbon stanol formed from the net reductive metabolism of cholesterol (cholest-5en-3β-ol) in the gut of most higher animals and birds. This compound has frequently been used as a biomarker for the presence of human faecal matter in the environment. 5β-coprostanol is thought to be exclusively bacterial in origin.
==Chemical properties==
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