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  • Title: Enzymatic formation and chemical synthesis of an active metabolite of 3 beta-hydroxy-5 alpha-cholest-8(14)-en-15-one, a potent regulator of cholesterol metabolism.
    Author: Schroepfer GJ, Kim HS, Vermilion JL, Stephens TW, Pinkerton FD, Needleman DH, Wilson WK, St Pyrek J.
    Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun; 1988 Feb 29; 151(1):130-6. PubMed ID: 3348769.
    Abstract:
    The enzymatic (rat liver mitochondria) conversion of 3 beta-hydroxy-5 alpha-cholest-8(14)-en-15-one to 5 alpha-cholest-8(14)-ene-3 beta,26-diol-15-one is described. The enzymatic product was judged, on the basis of IH and 13C NMR studies, to be a 4:1 mixture of its 25R and 25S isomers. (25R)-5 alpha-Cholest-8(14)-ene-3 beta,26-diol-15-one was prepared through a five-step synthesis from (25R)-26-hydroxycholesterol. The (25R) isomer of the new compound was found to be highly active in the suppression of the levels of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase activity in cultured mammalian cells and to inhibit the esterification of cholesterol in jejunal microsomes.
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