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. 1976 Nov;159(2):267–271. doi: 10.1042/bj1590267

Delta8(14)-steroids in the bacterium Methylococcus capsulatus.

P Bouvier, M Rohmer, P Benveniste, G Ourisson
PMCID: PMC1164113  PMID: 999649

Abstract

The 4,4-dimethyl and 4alpha-methyl sterols of the bacterium Methylococcus capsulatus were identified as 4,4-dimethyl- and 4alpha-methyl-5alpha-cholest-8(14)-en-3beta-ol and 4,4-dimethyl- and 4alpha-methyl-5alpha-cholesta-8(14),24-dien-3beta-ol. Sterol biosynthesis is blocked at the level of 4alpha-methyl delta8(14)-sterols.

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