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Synthesis of 3 beta-(2-hydroxyethoxy)cholest-5-ene, 3 beta-(2-hydroxye
thoxy)cholest-5-en-7-one, 3 beta-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-7 beta-hydroxychole
st-5-ene, 3 beta-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-5 alpha,6 alpha-epoxycholestane, an
d 3 beta-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-5 alpha,6 beta-dihydroxycholestane was desc
ribed. Substances obtained inhibited cholesterol biosynthesis in the r
abbit hepatocyte cell culture with ID50 from 5.5(+/-0.7) x 10(-8) to 1
.3(+/-0.2) x 10(-5) M and also to a remarkable extent the cell protein
biosynthesis.