Analysis of unsaturated C27 sterols by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1529-1555

  Wilson, William K ^a   Sumpter, Rhea M ^a   Warren, Joshua J ^a   Rogers, Peter S ^a   Ruan, Benfang ^a   Schroepfer Jr , George J ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chemical synthesis; conformational analysis; substituent induced chemical shifts

Indexed keywords

STEROL; CARBON; CHOLESTANOL; CHOLESTEROL; HYDROGEN;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; LIPID ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CARBON ISOTOPES; CHOLESTANOL; CHOLESTEROL; HYDROGEN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STEROLS;

EID: 0029659041     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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