Previously, we reported that the rate of metabolism of methyl sterol intermediates of cholesterol biosynthesis by broken-cell preparations of Morriss hepatoma 7777 is very slow, whereas the intact tumors are known to synthesize cholesterol quite efficiently. Active preparations have now been
A new nor-ceanothane-type triterpenoid, breynceanothanolic acid (1), and seven novel 4α-methyl sterols, fruticosides A-G (2-8), were obtained from the roots of Breynia fruticosa. The new compound structures were established by means of extensive spectroscopic and chemical methods. Compounds 7 and 8
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