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

The Biochemical journal ·Vol. 159 ·No. 2 ·1976-11-00 ·Pages 267-71

Bouvier P, Rohmer M, Benveniste P, Ourisson G

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.

MeSH Terms

Cholestadienols/analysis,isolation & purification Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria/analysis Sterols/analysis

Chemicals

Cholestadienols Sterols

Authors & Affiliations

4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Bouvier P

Rohmer M

Benveniste P

Ourisson G

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Article Info

Journal

The Biochemical journal

Abbr.

Biochem J

ISSN

0264-6021

DOI

10.1042/bj1590267

Published

1976-11-00

Pages

267-71

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

2984726R

PMCID

PMC1164113

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1042/bj1590267 PMC Full Text View journal details

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