Incorporation of [2-14C]mevalonic acid into the prototype sterol 3β-hydroxyprotosta-17(20),24-diene with cell-free extracts of Emericellopsis sp.
Abstract
Cell-free extracts of Emericellopsis salmosynnemata Grosklags et Swift converted [2-14C]MVA into 3β-hydroxyprotosta-17(20),24-diene in 0·27% yield.