Inhibition of diplopterol synthesis inTetrahymena pyriformis by a hypocholesteremic compound
- 1 July 1975
- Vol. 10 (7) , 437-440
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02532450
Abstract
The hypocholesteremic compound, 3β-(β-dimethylaminoethoxy)-androst-5-en-17-one was earlier shown to inhibit the synthesis of tetrahymanol and two unidentified lipids. It now has been demonstrated that one of the unidentified compounds is diplopterol.Keywords
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