α-Hydroxylation at C-15 and C-16 in Cholesterol: Synthesis of (25 R )-5α-Cholesta-3β,15α,26-triol and (25 R )-5α-Cholesta-3β,16α,26-triol from Diosgenin
✍ Scribed by Williams, John R.; Gong, Hua; Hoff, Nathan; Olubodun, Olaoluwa I.; Carroll, Patrick J.
- Book ID
- 127138721
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 70 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1523-7060
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