Inhibition of diplopterol synthesis inTetrahymena pyriformis by a hypocholesteremic compound

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.