STEROL COMPOSITION AND BIOSYNTHESIS IN THE BLACK-SEA SPONGE DYSIDEA-FRAGILIS

Authors
ELENKOV I MILKOVA T ANDREEV S POPOV S
Citation
I. Elenkov et al., STEROL COMPOSITION AND BIOSYNTHESIS IN THE BLACK-SEA SPONGE DYSIDEA-FRAGILIS, Comparative biochemistry and physiology. B. Comparative biochemistry, 107(4), 1994, pp. 547-551
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. B. Comparative biochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
03050491
Volume
107
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
547 - 551
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-0491(1994)107:4<547:SCABIT>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The sterol composition of Dysidea fragilis from the Black Sea is repor ted. Three groups of sterols, Delta(5), Delta(0) and Delta(5,7), were found. The isolated 5 alpha,8 alpha- epidioxy sterols appeared to be p redominantly, if not exclusively, artifacts. The auto-oxidation of nat ive Delta(5,7)- sterols to 5 alpha,8 alpha- epidioxy sterols has been investigated. A transformation of dietary Delta(5)- sterols to Delta(5 ,7)- sterols has been demonstrated in Dysidea fragilis.