Biosynthesis of plant sterols: stereochemistry of hydrogen elimination at C-7 in α-spinasterol

1 January 1970

journal article
research article
Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society D: Chemical Communications

No. 9,p. 543
https://doi.org/10.1039/c29700000543

Abstract

It is indicated that the 7β-hydrogen of lanosterol derived from the 2-proS hydrogen of mevalonic acid (MVA) is removed in the biosynthesis of α-spinasterol.

Keywords

PLANT STEROLS
STEREOCHEMISTRY
BIOSYNTHESIS
PROS HYDROGEN
HYDROGEN ELIMINATION
MEVALONIC ACID
LANOSTEROL DERIVED
7Β HYDROGEN
MVA

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