A concise synthesis of β-sitosterol and other phytosterols

Steroids

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 879-883

  Hang, Jiliang ^a   Dussault, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Campesterol; Deoxygenation; Epoxide; Phytosterol; Sitosterol; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

(3BETA,5ALPHA,6ALPHA)ERGOST 5,6 EPOXY 22 EN 3 YL ACETATE; (3BETA,5ALPHA,6ALPHA)PREGNANE 20 BETA CARBOXALDEHYDE 5,6 EPOXY 3 YL ACETATE; (3BETA,5BETA,6BETA)ERGOST 5,6 EPOXY 22 EN 3 YL ACETATE; (3BETA,5BETA,6BETA)PREGNANE 20 BETA CARBOXALDEHYDE 5,6 EPOXY 3 YL ACETATE; 2 (2,3 DIMETHYLBUTYLSULFONYL)BENZOTHIAZOLE; 2 (2,3 DIMETHYLBUTYLTHIO)BENZOTHIAZOLE; 2,3 DIMETHYLBUTAN 1 OL; 5ALPHA,6ALPHA EPOXIDE; 5ALPHA,6ALPHA EPOXYSITOSTEROL ACETATE; 5BETA,6BETA EPOXIDE; 5BETA,6BETA EPOXYSITOSTEROL ACETATE; ALKENE; CAMPESTEROL ACETATE; EPOXIDE; PHYTOSTEROL; PORIFERASTEROL; SITOSTEROL; STIGMASTEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DEOXYGENATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ALKENES; CHOLESTEROL; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; PHYTOSTEROLS; SITOSTEROLS;

EID: 77955925616     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2010.05.016     Document Type: Article

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