The conversion of 24-ethylidene-sterols into poriferasterol by Ochromonas malhamensis

1 January 1971

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

No. 13,p. 707-709
https://doi.org/10.1039/c29710000707

Abstract

The 24-ethylidene-sterols fucosterol, 28-isofucosterol and 5α-strigmasta-7,Z-24(28)-dien-3β-ol are converted into poriferasterol by Ochromonas malhamensis, the efficiency of conversion being dependent on the configuration of the ethylidene group.

Keywords

CONVERSION
STEROLS
ETHYLIDENE
DIEN
CONVERTED
ISOFUCOSTEROL

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