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Accumulation of ergosta 8,14 dien 3β ol by Saccharomyces cerevisiae cultured with an azasterol antimycotic agent
Hays,Parks,Pierce Jr,Oehlschlager
, p. 666 - 668 (1977)
15-Aza-24-methylene-D-homocholesta-8,14-dien-3β-ol, an antimycotic agent, at a concentration of 75 ng/ml inhibited ergosterol biosynthesis in S. cerevisiae strain 3701B resulting in the accumulation of an unusual sterol. Experimental data presented indicate that this sterol is ergosta-8,14-dien-3β-ol. The accumulation of the compound is supportive of current models of biosynthetic pathways for sterols in yeast and is consistent with inhibition by the azasterol of the Δ14 sterol reductase.
