Design and synthesis of cholestane derivatives bearing a cascade-type polyol and the effect of their property on a complement system in rat serum

Abstract The s-cholestane derivatives 1a∼c bearing a cascade-type polyol, were newly synthesized. The release of fluorescent marker 6-CF [5(6)-carboxyfluorescein] encapsulated in the modified liposomes prepared from 1 was dramatically faster than that in the conventional liposomes prepared from cholesterol.