Steroids

Epoxidation and reduction of cholesterol, 1, 4, 6-cholestatrien-3-one and 4, 6-cholestadien-3β-ol

E Ma, H Kim, E Kim

Index: Ma, Eunsook; Kim, Haksoon; Kim, Eunjeong Steroids, 2005 , vol. 70, # 4 p. 245 - 250

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Abstract

Many naturally occurring polyhydroxylated sterols and oxysterols exhibit potent biologic activities. This paper describes reagent and position selectivity of epoxidation and reduction of cholesterol derivatives. Cholesterol was reacted with m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (m-