The Biosynthesis of Plant Sterols

Modern Methods of Plant Analysis

1956 • 2,253 citations

Specification of Molecular Chirality

1966 • 1,774 citations

Biochemical and Biophysical Perspectives in Marine Biology, Vol. 2

1975 • 582 citations

Zur Kenntnis der Triterpene. 190. Mitteilung. Eine stereochemische Interpretation der biogenetischen Isoprenregel bei den Triterpenen

1955 • 573 citations

Phytochemical Phylogeny

1971 • 368 citations

The 220 MHz NMR spectra of phytosterols

1976 • 344 citations

The distribution of sterols in algae

1971 • 269 citations

Role of sterols in membranes

1974 • 260 citations

2,3-Oxidosqualene, an Intermediate in the Biological Synthesis of Sterols from Squalene¹

1966 • 219 citations

A Consideration of the Evolutionary and Taxonomic Significance of Some Biochemical, Micromorphological, and Physiological Characters in the Thallophytes

1967 • 196 citations

Enzymic Conversion of Squalene 2,3-Oxide to Lanosterol and Cholesterol

1966 • 176 citations

Substrate Stereochemistry in Squalene Biosynthesis

1966 • 170 citations

Plant Sterols

1975 • 160 citations

Sterols of the fungi: Distribution and biosynthesis

1973 • 154 citations

Biosynthesis of sterols, steroids, and terpenoids. Part I. Biogenesis of cholesterol and the fundamental steps in terpenoid biosynthesis

1965 • 140 citations

The biosynthesis of sterols in higher plants

1966 • 135 citations

Some problems concerning biological C-alkylation reactions and phytosterol biosynthesis

1969 • 134 citations

Specific effects of triarimol on sterol biosynthesis in Ustilago maydis

1975 • 134 citations

Biosynthesis of ergosterol in yeast. Evidence for multiple pathways

1973 • 122 citations

Sterols, methylsterols, and triterpene alcohols in threeTheaceae and some other vegetable oils

1974 • 113 citations

Squalene Epoxidase of Rat Liver

1972 • 112 citations

NMR spectra of C-24 isomeric sterols

1972 • 102 citations

Functions of steroids in plants

1975 • 101 citations

Evidence for the Origin of the Ethyl Group of β-Sitosterol

1963 • 99 citations

Studies on the Mechanism of Squalene Biosynthesis

1970 • 97 citations

Phytosterol side chain biosynthesis

1974 • 95 citations

Occurrence of (24S)-24-methylcholesta-5, 22E-dien-3β-ol in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum

1974 • 85 citations

La biosynthèse des stérols dans les tissus de tabac cultivés in vitro—II.

1966 • 84 citations

Configuration at C‐24 of 24‐methyl and 24‐ethylcholesterol in tracheophytes

1976 • 81 citations

Plant Sterol Metabolism

1974 • 79 citations

Biosynthesis of terpenes and steroids. Part IX. The sterols of some mutant yeasts and their relationship to the biosynthesis of ergosterol

1974 • 76 citations

The identification of 28-isofucosterol in the marine green algae Enteromorpha intestinalis and Ulva lactuca

1968 • 75 citations

Olefin Alkylation in Biosynthesis

1968 • 74 citations

Sterols of the siphonous marine alga Codium fragile

1974 • 74 citations

Solubilization and Purification of trans-Farnesyl Pyrophosphate-Squalene Synthetase

1971 • 72 citations

Studies in phytosterol biosynthesis. Mechanism of biosynthesis of cycloartenol

1968 • 70 citations

Investigation of an S-Adenosylmethionine:Δ24-Sterol Methyltransferase in Ergosterol Biosynthesis in Yeast

1970 • 63 citations

Sterol biosynthesis in antibiotic-resistant yeast: Nystatin

1974 • 60 citations

Phytosterol Biosynthesis: Evidence for a 24-Ethylidene Intermediate during Sterol Formation in Ochromonas malhamensis

1967 • 59 citations

The identification of 24-methylene-24,25-dihydrolanosterol and other possible ergosterol precursors in Phycomyces blakesleeanus and Agaricus campestris

1975 • 59 citations

Studies on Phytosterol Biosynthesis: the Sterols of Larix decidua Leaves

1967 • 57 citations

Concerning the Role of Lanosterol and Cycloartenol in Steroid Biosynthesis

1971 • 57 citations

Enzymic synthesis of .beta.-amyrin from 2,3oxidosqualene

1967 • 56 citations

Synthesis and conversion of presqualene alcohol to squalene

1971 • 54 citations

Presqualene Alcohol

1971 • 53 citations

Cyclization of 2,3-oxidosqualene to cycloartenol in a cell-free system from higher plants

1968 • 52 citations

Mechanism of squalene biosynthesis. Presqualene pyrophosphate, stereochemistry, and a mechanism for its conversion to squalene

1971 • 52 citations

Biosynthesis of α-spinasterol from (2- 14C (4R)-4-3H1) mevalonic acid by Spinacea oleracea and Medicago sativa

1973 • 51 citations

Studies on Phytosterol Biosynthesis

1967 • 51 citations

The Plant Sterols

1953 • 51 citations

S-Adenosyl-<scp>l</scp>-methionine–cycloartenol methyltransferase activity in cell-free systems from Trebouxia sp. and Scenedesmus obliquus

1973 • 51 citations

Distribution of tetracyclic triterpenoids of lanostane group and sterols in the higher fungi especially of the polyporaceae and related families

1975 • 50 citations

Comparative properties of 2,3-oxidosqualene-lanosterol cyclase from yeast and liver

1970 • 50 citations

Investigations on the biosynthesis of steroids and terpenoids. Part VI. The sterols of yeast

1972 • 50 citations

The Conversion of [14C]Cycloartenol and [14C]Lanosterol into Phytosterols by Cultures of Nicotiana tabacum

1969 • 48 citations

Investigations on the biosynthesis of steroids and terpenoids. Part XII. Biosynthesis of 3β-hydroxy-triterpenoids and -steroids from (3S)-2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene

1975 • 48 citations

A possible role for cytochrome P-450 during the biosynthesis of zymosterol from lanosterol by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1974 • 47 citations

The transfer of hydrogen from C-24 to C-25 in ergosterol biosynthesis

1967 • 47 citations

Aspects particuliers de la biosynthèse des triterpènes dans le latex d'Euphorbia

1968 • 47 citations

Sterol Biosynthesis in Euglena gracilis Z.

1971 • 46 citations

Études chimiotaxonomiques dans la famille des euphorbiacées—III Répartition des triterpènes dans les latex d'Euphorbia

1968 • 46 citations

Inhibition of Sterol Biosynthesis by 2-Isopropyl-4-dimethylamino-5-methylphenyl-1-piperidine Carboxylate Methyl Chloride in Tobacco and Rat Liver Preparations

1972 • 45 citations

The biosynthesis of sterols

1972 • 45 citations

Biosynthesis of 24-ethylcholesta-5,22,25-trien-3β-ol, a new sterol from Clerodendrum campbellii

1970 • 45 citations

Distribution of sterols in the fungi I. Fungal spores

1974 • 44 citations

Biochemistry of Steroid Hormones

1976 • 43 citations

Observations on the sterol side-chain alkylation mechanism in a Trebouxia species. (Short Communications)

1972 • 41 citations

Subcellular location of S-adenosylmethionine:Δ24 sterol methyltransferase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1974 • 41 citations

Sitosterol biosynthesis in Hordeum vulgare

1975 • 39 citations

2,3- Oxidosqualene cycloartenol cyclasefrom Ochromonas malhamensis

1969 • 38 citations

Phytosterols

1973 • 38 citations

Biosynthèse in vitro des triterpènes dans le latex d'Euphorbia

1967 • 38 citations

Studies in Phytosterol Biosynthesis: Observations on the Biosynthesis of Fucosterol in the Marine Brown Alga Fucus spiralis

1969 • 37 citations

2,3-oxidosqualene cycloartenol cyclase from Ochromonas malhamensis.

1969 • 36 citations

Sur la biosynthese de la chaine laterale ethyle des sterols du Myxomycete Dictyostelium discoideum

1969 • 34 citations

Études sur les triterpènes précurseurs des phytostérols. Recherche du cycloarténol et du lanostérol dans diverses espèces végétales

1967 • 34 citations

The cyclases of triterpene and sterol biosynthesis.

1971 • 34 citations

The utilization of potential phytosterol precursors by Ochromonas malhamensis

1971 • 34 citations

Conformational Analysis of the Enzyme-Substrate Complex in the Dehydrogenation of Sterols by Tetrahymena pyriformis

1971 • 33 citations

Two novel sterols from inhibited Chlorella ellipsoidea

1972 • 33 citations

Relationship Between Polyene Resistance and Sterol Compositions in Cryptococcus Neoformans

1975 • 33 citations

Squalene Synthetase

1973 • 33 citations

Novel sterols in ergosterol deficient yeast mutants

1974 • 32 citations

Biosynthesis of the methyl and ethyl group at C-24 of phytosterols in chlorella vulgaris

1970 • 32 citations

Effects of triparanol and AY‐9944 upon sterol biosynthesis inChlorella

1974 • 31 citations

Identification of C-24 alkylated steranes by P.M.R. spectroscopy

1973 • 30 citations

Identification des stérols de Physarum polycephalum

1970 • 30 citations

Neue sterine in Helianthus annuus

1973 • 29 citations

Biological removal of the 4α-methyl group during the conversion of cycloartanol into 31-norcycloartanol in Polypodium vulgare Linn.

1969 • 29 citations

Mevalonate synthesis in the mitochondria of yeast

1973 • 28 citations

Biosynthesis of terpenes and steroids. Part X. The sterols of some yeast mutants doubly defective in ergosterol biosynthesis

1975 • 28 citations

Biosynthesis of the alkyl group at C-24 of poriferasterol and Δ5-ergostenol in Chlorella ellipsoidea

1971 • 28 citations

Inhibition of sterol biosynthesis in chlorella ellipsoidea by AY-99441

1972 • 27 citations

Absolute configuration of presqualene alcohol

1973 • 27 citations

Accumulation of squalene-2,3-oxide during inhibition of phytosterol biosynthesis in Nicotiana tabacum

1968 • 27 citations

Les stérols et leurs précurseurs chez Astasia longa Pringsheim

1973 • 26 citations

The stereospecificity of biosynthesis of squalene and β-amyrin in Pisum sativum

1975 • 26 citations

Stereospecificity of sterol biosynthesis in Calendula officinalis flowers

1974 • 26 citations

Biosynthesis of cyclolaudenol in Polypodium vulgare Linn

1969 • 25 citations

The metabolic role of the 24-ethylidenecholesterols

1968 • 24 citations

Biosynthetic routes to ergosterol in yeast

1972 • 24 citations

The Mechanism of Introduction of Alkyl Groups at C-24 of Sterols

1967 • 23 citations

Cyclisation de l'époxyde-2,3 de squalène par des microsomes extraits de tissus de tabac cultivés in vitro

1970 • 23 citations

Detection of the ergosterol and episterol isomers lichesterol and fecosterol in nystatin-resistant mutants of Neurospora crassa

1974 • 23 citations

Cyclization of squalene-2,3-oxide to lanosterol in a cell-free system from Phycomyces blakesleeanus

1969 • 23 citations

The configuration of Δ5,7,22-sterols in a tracheophyte

1975 • 22 citations

The conversion of 24-ethylidene-sterols into poriferasterol by Ochromonas malhamensis

1971 • 22 citations

Inhibition of Sterol Biosynthesis in Chlorella sorokiniana by Triparanol

1974 • 22 citations

Observations on the biosynthesis and metabolism of β-sitosterol, β-amyrin and related methyl sterols

1967 • 21 citations

Studies on the Biosynthesis of the ergosterol side chain

1969 • 21 citations

Properties of a 2,3‐oxidosqualene‐cycloartenol cyclase from Ochromonas malhamensis

1971 • 20 citations

Sterol biosynthesis in heterotrophic plant parasites

1975 • 20 citations

Anerobische Cyclisierung von Squalen-2,3-epoxyd zu Cycloartenol in Gewebekulturen von Nicotiana tabacum L.

1969 • 19 citations

Triterpenoids. Part XXXIV. The constitution of cyclolaudenol

1955 • 19 citations

Nuclear Demethylation and C-24 Alkylation During Ergosterol Biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1975 • 19 citations

Major sterols of Achlya bisexualis

1973 • 18 citations

Mise en evidence de l'epoxyde-2:3 de squalene dans les tissus de tabac cultives

1967 • 18 citations

Sterols of the brown alga Sargassum fluitans

1973 • 17 citations

Enzymic Modification of Cyclopropane Sterols in Yeast Cell‐Free System

1974 • 17 citations

Two new sterols from Chlorella ellipsoidea

1974 • 17 citations

Biosynthesis of isoprenoids. Part III. Mechanism of alkylation during biosynthesis of stigmasterol in tissue cultures of higher plants

1973 • 16 citations

Mechanism of alkylation during sitosterol biosynthesis in Larix decidua

1972 • 16 citations

Über die Sterine und Triterpenoide vonSolanum demissum Lindl. undSolanum polyadenium Greenm.

1965 • 15 citations

Incorporation of stereospecifically labelled mevalonic acid into poriferasterol by Ochromonas malhamensis

1972 • 15 citations

Triparanol Inhibition of Sterol Biosynthesis in Chlorella ellipsoidea

1973 • 15 citations

Biosynthese de la chaine lateale ethyle du stigmastanol et du stigmasten-22,ol-3beta du myxomycete Dictyostelium discoideum

1971 • 14 citations

Biosynthesis of triterpenes, steroids, and carotenoids

1972 • 13 citations

Phytosterine, Steroidsaponine und Herzglykoside

1955 • 12 citations

The biosynthesis of 31-norcyclolaudenone in Musa sapientum

1971 • 12 citations

Cyclization of 2, 3-Oxidosqualene with Microsomal Fraction of &lt;I&gt;Cephalosporium caerulens&lt;/I&gt;

1973 • 11 citations

The mechanism of alkylation at C-24 during clionasterol biosynthesis in Monodus subterraneus

1975 • 11 citations

Sterol biosynthesis from (3RS,2R)-[2-14C,2-3H]mevalonic acid in a yeast homogenate. Stereochemistry of the C-15 tritium atom

1974 • 11 citations

Role of cycloartenol in the formation of phytosterols. Biosynthesis of sitosterol-19-2H in deuterium oxide germinated peas

1975 • 10 citations

Sur la formation de la double liaison en position 22, 23 d'un sterol de .

1969 • 10 citations

Ergosterol biosynthesis in Mucor pusillus

1976 • 10 citations

The Conversion of Mevalonate to 24-Methylenecycloartanol by a Cell-free Enzyme Preparation from Nonphotosynthetic Tissue

1972 • 9 citations

Demonstration and identification of a biosynthetic intermediate between farnesyl PP and squalene in a higher plant

1972 • 9 citations

Mechanism of alkylation at C-24 during ergosterol biosynthesis in Phycomyces blakesleeanus

1975 • 8 citations

A sterol methyltransferase from bean rust uredospores, Uromyces phaseoli☆

1976 • 8 citations

Biosynthesis of sitosterol from 2(R)- and (2S)-[2-3H]mevalonic acid in the pea. Incorporation of a 15.alpha.-tritium atom derived from (3RS, 2R)-[2-14C,2-3H]mevalonic acid

1975 • 7 citations

Synthese und Biologische Auswertung von 3β,20(R)‐Dihydroxy‐Protost‐24‐en

1971 • 5 citations

Inversion of the 4β-hydrogen during the conversion of the sterol obtusifoliol into poriferasterol by Ochromonas malhamensis

1973 • 4 citations

Biosynthesis of Triterpenes, Steroids, and Carotenoids

1975 • 4 citations

The conversion of presqualene pyrophosphate into squalene by a cell‐free preparation of Pisum sativum

1972 • 4 citations

Biosynthesis of triterpenes, steroids, and carotenoids

1973 • 1 citations