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. 1977 Jul 15;166(1):11–15. doi: 10.1042/bj1660011

The pathway for the conversion of dihydroagnosterol into cholesterol in rat liver.

I A Tavares, K A Munday, D C Wilton
PMCID: PMC1164950  PMID: 901410

Abstract

Dihydroagnosterol is demethylated by a rat liver homogenate to give 4,4'-dimethylcholesta 7,9-dienol and then cholesta-7,9-dienol. The cholesta-7,9-dienol is isomerized to cholesta-8,14-dienol, which is converted into cholesterol by the normal pathway.

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