The oxysterols cholest-5-ene-3 beta,4 alpha-diol, cholest-5-ene-3 beta,4 beta-diol and cholestane-3 beta,5 alpha,6 alpha-triol are formed during in vitro oxidation of low density lipoprotein, and are present in human atherosclerotic plaques. [electronic resource]
- Biochimica et biophysica acta Jul 1996
- 145-52 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
0006-3002
10.1016/0005-2760(96)00052-5 doi
Arteriosclerosis--metabolism Cholestanols--metabolism Copper--metabolism Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Humans Hydroxycholesterols--metabolism Lipid Peroxidation Lipoproteins, LDL--metabolism Lipoxygenase--metabolism Mass Spectrometry Oxygen Isotopes Glycine max--enzymology