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4-Desmethylsterols from the marine bivalveMacoma balthica

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4-Desmethylsterols fromMacoma balthica L. were investigated by gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry after isolation by argentation and column chromatography. Twenty-three Δ0- and Δ5-sterols with saturated and unsaturated side chains were identified. It is suggested that sterols inM. balthica are derived from dietary sources. The great diversity of minor 4-desmethylsterols is likely to be due to their role as intermediates in the metabolism of dietary sterols.

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Abbreviations

GC:

gas chromatography

GC/MS:

gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

NMR:

nuclear magnetic resonance

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Jarzebski, A. 4-Desmethylsterols from the marine bivalveMacoma balthica . Lipids 26, 561–563 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02536605

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