Eburicol Explained

Eburicol, or Obtusifoldienol, also called 24-Methylene-24,25-dihydrolanosterol, is a natural, fungus sterol, which can be demethylated by yeast cytochrome P450 sterol 14alpha-demethylase ERG11.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Aoyama . Y . Yoshida . Y . Different substrate specificities of lanosterol 14a-demethylase (P-45014DM) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and rat liver for 24-methylene-24,25-dihydrolanosterol and 24,25-dihydrolanosterol. . Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications . 15 August 1991 . 178 . 3 . 1064–71 . 10.1016/0006-291x(91)91000-3 . 1872829.

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