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Bile acids. LXIV. Synthesis of 5 alpha-cholestane-3 alpha, 7 alpha, 25-triol and esters of new 5 alpha-bile acids. 1981

S V Hiremath, and W H Elliott

Interest in the structural requirements of a sterol or bile acid for maximal activity by an hepatic microsomal steroid 12 alpha-hydroxylase prompted the preparation of 5 alpha-cholestane-3 alpha, 7 alpha, 25-triol and 5 alpha-analogs of 3 alpha, 7 alpha-dihydroxy-5 beta-cholane-24-carboxylic acid. Methyl 3 alpha, 7 alpha-dihydroxy-5 beta-cholane-24-carboxylate derived from methyl chenodeoxycholate via the Arndt-Eistert reaction was allomerized with Raney nickel in boiling p-cymene to provide a number of product of which methyl 3, 7-dioxo-5 beta- and 5 alpha-cholane-24-carboxylates, methyl 3-oxo-7 alpha-hydroxy-5 beta-and 5 alpha-cholane-24-carboxylates, were identified. Reduction with K-Selectride of methyl 3-oxo-7 alpha-hydroxy-5 beta-cholane-24-carboxylate, provided a high yield of methyl 3 alpha, 7 alpha-dihydroxy-5 alpha-cholane-24-carboxylate. Treatment of this ester with an excess of methyl magnesium iodide afforded 5 alpha-cholestane-3 alpha, 7 alpha, 25-triol. The products were characterized by thin-layer and gas liquid chromatography, proton resonance, infrared and mass spectrometry.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007202	Indicators and Reagents	Substances used for the detection, identification, analysis, etc. of chemical, biological, or pathologic processes or conditions. Indicators are substances that change in physical appearance, e.g., color, at or approaching the endpoint of a chemical titration, e.g., on the passage between acidity and alkalinity. Reagents are substances used for the detection or determination of another substance by chemical or microscopical means, especially analysis. Types of reagents are precipitants, solvents, oxidizers, reducers, fluxes, and colorimetric reagents. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed, p301, p499)	Indicator,Reagent,Reagents,Indicators,Reagents and Indicators
D002777	Cholestanols	Cholestanes substituted in any position with one or more hydroxy groups. They are found in feces and bile. In contrast to bile acids and salts, they are not reabsorbed.	Bile Alcohol,Bile Alcohols,Hydroxycholestane,Hydroxycholestanes,Alcohol, Bile,Alcohols, Bile
D002851	Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid	Liquid chromatographic techniques which feature high inlet pressures, high sensitivity, and high speed.	Chromatography, High Performance Liquid,Chromatography, High Speed Liquid,Chromatography, Liquid, High Pressure,HPLC,High Performance Liquid Chromatography,High-Performance Liquid Chromatography,UPLC,Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography,Chromatography, High-Performance Liquid,High-Performance Liquid Chromatographies,Liquid Chromatography, High-Performance
D004952	Esters	Compounds derived from organic or inorganic acids in which at least one hydroxyl group is replaced by an –O-alkyl or another organic group. They can be represented by the structure formula RCOOR’ and are usually formed by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water.	Ester
D001647	Bile Acids and Salts	Steroid acids and salts. The primary bile acids are derived from cholesterol in the liver and usually conjugated with glycine or taurine. The secondary bile acids are further modified by bacteria in the intestine. They play an important role in the digestion and absorption of fat. They have also been used pharmacologically, especially in the treatment of gallstones.	Bile Acid,Bile Salt,Bile Salts,Bile Acids,Acid, Bile,Acids, Bile,Salt, Bile,Salts, Bile
D013058	Mass Spectrometry	An analytical method used in determining the identity of a chemical based on its mass using mass analyzers/mass spectrometers.	Mass Spectroscopy,Spectrometry, Mass,Spectroscopy, Mass,Spectrum Analysis, Mass,Analysis, Mass Spectrum,Mass Spectrum Analysis,Analyses, Mass Spectrum,Mass Spectrum Analyses,Spectrum Analyses, Mass