4α-Methylcholesterol is a Cholesterol derivative. 4α-Methylcholesterol can oxidize 3-hydroxy steroid, with the apparent K_m of 12.6 μM^{[1] [2]} .

4α-Methylcholesterol oxidizes 3-hydroxy steroid, with the apparent K_m of 12.6 μM^[1] .

MCE has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.

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Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.

Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.

• [1]. Smith AG, et, al. Studies of the substrate specificity of cholesterol oxidase from Nocardia erythropolis in the oxidation of 3-hydroxy steroids. Biochem Soc Trans. 1975;3(5):675-7.

  [2]. Kokke WCMC, et, al. Isolation and synthesis of 23-methyl-22-dehydrocholesterol -a marine sterol of biosynthetic significance. Tetrahedron Letters. 1979; 20(18):3601-3604.