Fate of the C-4 hydrogen atoms of cholesterol during its transformation into ecdysones in insects and plants
- 1 January 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
- No. 9,p. 346-348
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c39750000346
Abstract
Transformation of synthetic [4α-3H]- and [4β-3H]-cholesterols into ecdysones in the insect, Calliphora erythrocephala involves elimination of the 4β hydrogen, whereas in the plant, Polypodium vulgare both hydrogen atoms are retained.Keywords
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