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Inhibition of diplopterol synthesis inTetrahymena pyriformis by a hypocholesteremic compound

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The hypocholesteremic compound, 3β-(β-dimethylaminoethoxy)-androst-5-en-17-one was earlier shown to inhibit the synthesis of tetrahymanol and two unidentified lipids. It now has been demonstrated that one of the unidentified compounds is diplopterol.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Maryland, 20742, College Park, Maryland

    Z. Babiak, T. L. Carlisle & C. E. Holmlund

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  1. Z. Babiak
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Babiak, Z., Carlisle, T.L. & Holmlund, C.E. Inhibition of diplopterol synthesis inTetrahymena pyriformis by a hypocholesteremic compound. Lipids 10, 437–440 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02532450

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