MECHANISM OF THE HYDROGEN-CHLORIDE CATALYZED ISOMERIZATION OF 5-ALPHA-CHOLEST-8(14)-EN-3-BETA-OL TO 5-ALPHA, 17-BETA-CHOLEST-14-EN-3-BETA-OL - FATE OF THE 17-ALPHA-HYDROGEN ATOM

被引:10
作者
ABERHART, DJ [1 ]
CHAU, TY [1 ]
CASPI, E [1 ]
机构
[1] WORCESTER FDN EXPTL BIOL,SHREWSBURY,MA 01545
来源
JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY-PERKIN TRANSACTIONS 1 | 1979年 / 01期
关键词
D O I
10.1039/p19790000220
中图分类号
O62 [有机化学];
学科分类号
070303 ; 081704 ;
摘要
(4R)-[3H,2-14C]Mevalonic acid was incubated with a rat liver homogenate, in the presence of the inhibitor AY-9944, to yield [ 3H3,14C5]cholesta-5,7-dien-3β- ol, which was reduced (Li-NH3) to [17α,20,24R- 3H3,14C5]-5α-cholest-7-en- 3β-ol. [3H3,14C5]-5α- Cholest-7-en-3β-ol was isomerized (platinum-acetic acid-hydrogen) and the resulting [3H3,14C5]-5α- cholest-8(14)-en-3β-ol was acetylated. The acetate was treated with hydrogen chloride in chloroform at -78° followed by aqueous NaHCO 3 to give [20,24R-3H2,14C 5]-5α,17β-cholest-14-en-3β-yl acetate. The isomerization proceeded with the loss of ca. 0.9 atom of tritium. The mechanism of the hydrogen chloride catalysed isomerization is discussed.
引用
收藏
页码:220 / 224
页数:5
相关论文
共 15 条
[11]  
KERSON I, 1976, PHYTOCHEMISTRY, V15, P340
[12]  
MULHEIRN LJ, 1971, J BIOL CHEM, V246, P3948
[13]  
RAMM PJ, 1969, J BIOL CHEM, V244, P6064
[14]   CHOLESTEROL-BIOSYNTHESIS BY RAT-LIVER MICROSOMES - CONCERNING C-5 DOUBLE-BOND INTRODUCTION [J].
REDDY, VVR ;
CASPI, E .
JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 1977, 8 (09) :1037-1045
[15]  
SAKURAI K, 1976, CHEM PHARM BULL, V24, P1403