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Biosynthetic studies of marine lipids. 6. Evidence for an unprecedented biomethylation pathway in the biosynthesis of the cyclopropyl-containing marine sterol, petrosterol

✍ Scribed by John R. Proudfoot; C.A.N. Catalan; Carl Djerassi; D. Sica; G. Sodano

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1986
Tongue: French
Weight: 302 KB
Volume: 27
Category: Article
ISSN: 0040-4039
DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(00)85495-7

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✦ Synopsis

Petrosterol, an unusual cyclopropane-containing marine sponge sterol, is shown, unexpectedly, to be derived by SAM biomethylation of 24-methylenaoholesterol via a complex rearrangement process.