title: Sterol synthesis: a simple method for the isolation of zymosterol (5 alpha-cholesta-8, 24-dien-3 beta-ol) from yeast and spectral properties of zymosterol.
abstract: A relatively simple method is described for the isolation of zymosterol (5 alpha-cholesta-8, 24-dien-3 beta-ol) of high purity from baker's yeast. Also presented are detailed spectral properties, including 13C NMR spectral analyses, of zymosterol and its acetate derivative.
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D002775:Cholestadienols / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002784:Cholesterol; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013261:Sterols / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D002775:Cholestadienols; D013261:Sterols; C029723:zymosterol acetate; D002784:Cholesterol; C015582:zymosterol