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La spugnaAxinella polypoides transforma il [26-14C]-colesterolo nel 19-nor-colestanolo (1), mentre non utilizza 1′[1-14C]-acetato per la sintesi dei 19-nor-stanoli (1–8). Si suggerisce che questi unici stanoli si originano da steroli dietarici per rimozione del metile in 10.
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19-Nor-stanols have the same TLC Rf on silica gel as cholesterol.
Portion of the labelled phenyl acetates from 19-nor-stanols deriving from 48 h incubation with [26-14C]-cholesterol was added to a mixture of carrier phenyl acetates to obtain a specific radioactivity of 4×102 dpm/mg and subjected to preparative GLC. A Carlo Erba gaschromatograph, model G-V, equipped with a flame ionization detector was used and the separation was performed using a 2-m glass column (i.d. 6 mm) packed with 1% 0V-1 Gas-Chrom 80–100 mesh and operated at 260° with N2 at 120 ml/min. The first peak corresponding to 19-norcholesta-1,3,5(10)-trien-3-yl acetate (9) (31.6% of the total mixture) has a specific radioactivity of 1.2×102 dpm/mg.
Acknowledgments. We thank the Zoological Station (Naples) for provision of the sponges and use of Laboratory facilities. The technical assistance of Mr.A. Crispino is also acknowledged.
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Experimental details are given in reference. In a typical experiment 200 mg of labelled 19-nor-steran-3-ones were added to 25 mg of carrier 5α-cholestan-3-one.
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De Rosa, M., Minale, L. & Sodano, G. Metabolism in porifera-V, biosynthesis of 19-Nor-Stanols: Conversion of cholesterol into 19-nor-cholestanols by the spongeAxinella polypoides. Experientia 31, 758–759 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01938445
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