Theoretical study of the 4α-demethylation mechanism involved in the biosynthesis of cholesterol

Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM

Volumn 625, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 149-159

  Cabrera Vivas, B M ^a   Gonzalez C M ^a   Melendrez R M ^a   Martinez Aguilera L M R ^b   Carlos Ramírez, Juan ^a  

^a BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Lanosterol; Cholesterol; 14 Demethylation; 4 Demethylation; 4 Demethylation; Hartree Fock; Hardness; Electrostatic potentials maps

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYL GROUP; CHOLESTEROL;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; DEMETHYLATION; ENERGY;

EID: 0037696618     PISSN: 01661280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-1280(03)00013-7     Document Type: Article

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