New bile acid analogs: 3 alpha, 7 alpha-dihydroxy-7 beta-methyl-5 beta-cholanoic acid, 3 alpha, 7 beta-dihydroxy-7 alpha-methyl-5 beta-cholanoic acid, and 3 alpha-hydroxy-7 xi-methyl-5 beta-cholanoic acid.

Methods are described for the chemical synthesis of three new bile acid analogs, namely, 3 alpha, 7 alpha-dihydroxy-7 beta-methyl-5 beta-cholanoic acid, 3 alpha, 7 beta-dihydroxy-7 alpha-methyl-5 beta-cholanoic acid and 3 alpha-hydroxyl-7 xi-methyl-5 beta-cholanoic acid. The starting material, 2-(3...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: M Une, B I Cohen, E H Mosbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1984-04-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520378159