Diatoms synthesize sterols by inclusion of animal and fungal genes in the plant pathway [PDF]
Diatoms are ubiquitous microalgae that have developed remarkable metabolic plasticity and gene diversification. Here we report the first elucidation of the complete biosynthesis of sterols in the lineage.
, Angela +7 more
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Purpose: Our previous study observed that human induced pluripotent stem cell (HiPSC)-derived lentoid bodies (LBs) became cloudy with extended culture time, partially mimicking the progress of human age-related cataracts (ARCs) in a dish.
Lifang Zhang +7 more
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Comparative Analyses of Bioactive Compounds in Inonotus obliquus Conks Growing on Alnus and Betula
Inonotus obliquus grows in the Northern Hemisphere on some living broadleaved tree species as a pathogen, causing stem rot. In Estonia, the fungus is well known in the Betula species but can also be found on Alnus. Sterile conks of I.
Rein Drenkhan +7 more
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Lanosterol Synthase in Dicotyledonous Plants [PDF]
Sterols are important as structural components of plasma membranes and precursors of steroidal hormones in both animals and plants. Plant sterols show a wide structural variety and significant structural differences from those of animals. To elucidate the origin of structural diversity in plant sterols, their biosynthesis has been extensively studied ...
Masashi, Suzuki +10 more
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Multi-Omic Profiling of Melophlus Sponges Reveals Diverse Metabolomic and Microbiome Architectures that Are Non-overlapping with Ecological Neighbors. [PDF]
Marine sponge holobionts, defined as filter-feeding sponge hosts together with their associated microbiomes, are prolific sources of natural products. The inventory of natural products that have been isolated from marine sponges is extensive. Here, using
Agarwal, Vinayak +5 more
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Isolation and identification of new constituents in milk fat
After removal of cholesterol on a digitonin column, the unsaponifiable matter of milk fat was examined for alcoholic substituents. Derivatization with pyruvic acid chloride 2,6-dinitrophenylhydrazone and fractionation of the derivatives gave four main ...
C.R. Brewington +2 more
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Biosynthesis of squalene and sterols by rat aorta
The synthesis of nonsaponifiable compounds from radioactive mevalonate by segments of adult rat aorta was studied in vitro. The labeled products consisted largely of substances with the chromatographic and chemical behavior of squalene, lanosterol ...
MARIE M. DALY
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Lateral phase separation in mixtures of lipids and cholesterol [PDF]
In an effort to understand "rafts" in biological membranes, we propose phenomenological models for saturated and unsaturated lipid mixtures, and lipid-cholesterol mixtures.
Bloom M. +16 more
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Sterol content of the Myxomycetes Physarum polycephalum and P. flavicomum
The sterol content of two Myxomycetes, Physarum polycephalum and P. flavicomum has been examined. The sterols of the two species are apparently identical, the two major sterols in each being poriferasterol and 22-dihydroporiferasterol.
E Bullock, C J Dawson
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Besnoitia besnoiti infection alters both endogenous cholesterol de novo synthesis and exogenous LDL uptake in host endothelial cells [PDF]
Besnoitia besnoiti, an apicomplexan parasite of cattle being considered as emergent in Europe, replicates fast in host endothelial cells during acute infection and is in considerable need for energy, lipids and other building blocks for offspring ...
Silva, Liliana M. R. +8 more
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