Evidence that the oxidation of the side chain of cholesterol by liver mitochondria is stereospecific, and that the immediate product of cleavage is propionate.
D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology; D008798:Mevalonic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D011422:Propionates / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000378:metabolism
D011422:Propionates; D002784:Cholesterol; D008798:Mevalonic Acid