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Conversion ofβ-sitosterol into both fucosterol andisofucosterol inTenebrio molitor

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It has been demonstrated with cold trap experiments thatTenebrio molitor transforms β-sitosterol not only into fucosterol, but also into isofucosterol.

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  1. Centro di Studio per le Sostanze Organiche Naturali del CNR, Istituto di Chimica Organica dell'Università di Milano, Via Saldini 50, I-20133, Milano, (Italy)

    F. Nicotra, F. Ronchetti & G. Russo

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Acknowledgment. We thank Dr A. Longoni, Centro Ricerche antiparassitarie Montedison S.p.A. forTenebrio molitor Larvae.

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Nicotra, F., Ronchetti, F. & Russo, G. Conversion ofβ-sitosterol into both fucosterol andisofucosterol inTenebrio molitor . Experientia 34, 699–700 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01947266

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