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Occurrence of a novel sterol, 24,25-methylenecholest-5-en-3β-ol, inMortierella alpina 1S-4

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24,25-Methylenecholest-5-en-3β-ol, which has not been reported previously to exist in nature, was isolated from mycelia of an arachidonic acid-producing fungus,Mortierella alpina 1S-4. Desmosterol, ergosta-5,24(25)-dien-3β-ol and ergosta-5,25-dien-3β-ol were also found in the fungus, but ergosterol and cholesterol were not detected.

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Abbreviations

EIM:

electron impact mass spectrometry

GLC:

gas-liquid chromatography

HPLC:

high-performance liquid chromatography

MS:

mass spectrometry

NMR:

nuclear magnetic resonance

RRT:

relative retention time(s)

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  1. Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, 606, Kyoto, Japan

    Sakayu Shimizu, Hiroshi Kawashima, Masaru Wada & Hideaki Yamada

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Shimizu, S., Kawashima, H., Wada, M. et al. Occurrence of a novel sterol, 24,25-methylenecholest-5-en-3β-ol, inMortierella alpina 1S-4. Lipids 27, 481–483 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02536394

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