Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1974 · 22 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesBiochemistryPharmacologyLipid BiochemistryMetabolismBile Acid MetabolismCholesterol BiosynthesisCholesterol MetabolismLipid BiosynthesisLipid MetabolismSterol MetabolismCholesterol 7 Alpha-hydroxylationCholesterol EsterificationCholesterol StructureSterol Intermediates
The structure of the epimer (at C-15) of 14α-methylcholest-7-ene-3β,15-diol which is convertible into cholesterol upon incubation with rat liver homogenate preparations has been established as 14α-methyl-cholest-7-ene-3β,15β-diol.