The recently proposed 20,22-epoxycholesterol as the intermediate in the conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone by adrenal cortex mitochondria must be 5alpha,6alpha-epoxycholestan-3beta-ol.
D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002474:Cell-Free System; D002777:Cholestanols / Q000378:metabolism*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism; D011284:Pregnenolone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D002777:Cholestanols; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D011284:Pregnenolone; D002784:Cholesterol