Cholesterol biosynthesis. Metabolism of 14(alpha)-hydroxymethly-5-(alpha)-cholest-7-en-3(beta)-ol

dc.contributor.advisorSchroepfer, George J.en_US
dc.creatorLu, Yueh-Chinen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-18T21:21:00Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-12-18T21:21:00Zen_US
dc.date.issued1975en_US
dc.description.abstract[3a- H]-14a-Hydroxymethyl-5a-choiest-7-en-3B-ol, prepared by chemical synthesis, was incubated with rat liver homogenate preparations (1, x g supernatant fraction) . Efficient conversion to cholesterol was observed. Column chromatographic methods for the separation of sterols on silicic acid-Super-Cel columns, silica gel-Super-Celsilver nitrate columns and alumina-Super-Cel-silver nitrate columns were utilized during the course of the above studies. The metabolism of [32- H]-14a-hydroxymethyl-5acholest7-en-3&-ol, prepared by chemical synthesis, was also investigated. The incorporation of the radioactivity into tritiated water was demonstrated by the incubation of this labeled substrate with 1, x g supernatant fraction of rat liver homogenate. The fate of tritium labeled formate ( HCOONa) was investigated by incubation with 1, x g supernatant fraction also and most of the radioactivity recovered after incubation was in the form of tritiated water. The tritium labeled formate was also investigated by incubation with rat liver microsomal preparations in the presence of a TPNH generating system and the results showed that no metabolism of tritium labeled formate could be detected. Therefore, the incubation of the [32- H] labeled substrate with rat liver microsomes was carried out and the results showed that the label of [32- H]-14a-hydroxymethyl-5a-cholest-7-en36-ol was incorporated into formic acid.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis Biochem. 1975 Luen_US
dc.identifier.citationLu, Yueh-Chin. "Cholesterol biosynthesis. Metabolism of 14(alpha)-hydroxymethly-5-(alpha)-cholest-7-en-3(beta)-ol." (1975) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104325">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/104325</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE1957en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/104325en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.titleCholesterol biosynthesis. Metabolism of 14(alpha)-hydroxymethly-5-(alpha)-cholest-7-en-3(beta)-olen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentBiochemistry and Cell Biologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US
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