title: Sterol synthesis: studies of the metabolism of 14 alpha-methyl-5 alpha-cholest-7-en-3 beta-ol.
abstract: [3 alpha-3H]14 alpha-Methyl-5 alpha-cholest-7-en-3 beta-ol has been prepared by chemical synthesis. The metabolism of this compound has been studied in the 10,000 g supernatant fraction of liver homogenates of female rats. Efficient conversion to cholesterol was observed. Other labeled compounds recovered after incubation of [3 alpha-3H]14 alpha-methyl-5 alpha-cholest-7-en-3 beta-ol with the enzyme preparations include the unreacted substrate, 5 alpha-cholesta-7,14-dien-3 beta-ol, 5 alpha-cholesta-8,14-dien-3 beta-ol, cholesta-5,7-dien-3 beta-ol, 5 alpha-cholest-8(14)-en-3 beta-ol, 5 alpha-cholest-8-en-3 beta-ol, and 5 alpha-cholest-7-en-3 beta-ol. In addition, significant amounts of incubated radioactivity were recovered in steryl esters. The steroidal components of these esters were found to contain labeled 14 alpha-methyl-5 alpha-cholest-7-en-3 beta-ol, 5 alpha-cholesta-8,14-dien-3 beta-ol, 5 alpha-cholesta-7,14-dien-3 beta-ol, 5 alpha-cholest-8-en-3 beta-ol, 5 alpha-cholest-7-en-3 beta-ol, and cholesterol.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002782:Cholestenes; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003460:Crystallization; D005260:Female; D007553:Isotope Labeling; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013261:Sterols / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D002782:Cholestenes; D013261:Sterols; D014316:Tritium; C022831:14-methylcholest-7-en-3-ol; D002784:Cholesterol