METABOLISM IN PORIFERA .9. STUDIES ON THE BIOLOGICAL CONVERSION OF CHOLESTEROL INTO 19-NOR-CHOLESTANOL BY THE SPONGE AXINELLA-POLYPOIDES

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MINALE, L [1 ]
PERSICO, D [1 ]
SODANO, G [1 ]
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[1] UNIV NAPLES,FAC FARM,I-80134 NAPLES,ITALY
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EXPERIENTIA | 1979年 / 35卷 / 03期
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10.1007/BF01964307
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The conversion of cholesterol into 19-nor-5α-cholestan-3β-ol by the sponge Axinella polypoides involves a partial loss (40%) of the 3α-hydrogen atom; moreover administration to the sponge of [4-14C]cholesterol tritiated at C-4β and C-7 showed that the 4β- and 7-hydrogen atoms are retained in this conversion. A competitive uptake experiment, [4-14C]cholesterol vs. [7-3H2]5α-cholestanol, showed that the sponge utilized exclusively cholesterol for the production of 19-nor-5α-cholestan-3β-ol. © 1978 Birkhäuser Verlag.
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