| Literature DB >> 12798357 |
Ying Yong Lin1, Margaret Welch, Seymour Lieberman.
Abstract
The presence of 20(S)-hydroxycholesterol in rat brains and human placenta has been established using the gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) select ion monitoring (SIM) technique. Identification was ensured by three criteria: the specific retention time when the compound emerges from the gas chromatogram and the two m/z ions (201 and 461amu) which are characteristic of its mass spectrum. The possible role of 20(S)-hydroxycholesterol in steroid hormone biosynthesis and in other biological processes is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12798357 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-0760(03)00137-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol ISSN: 0960-0760 Impact factor: 4.292