名称:
                                Synthesis of 4α-(2-propenyl)-5,6-secocholestan-3α-ol, a Novel B-ring Seco Analog of the Hypocholesterolemic Agent 4α-(2-propenyl)-5α-cholestan-3α-ol
                             
                            
                                摘要:
                                4 alpha-(2-Propenyl)-5 alpha-cholestan-3 alpha-ol (LY295427) Ir as previously identified front a CHO cell-based assay to be a potent LDL receptor up-regulator and had demonstrated to be an effective agent in lowering plasma cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic hamsters. In order to investigate the effect of flexibility of the 3 alpha-hydroxy-bearing A-ring on the activity 4 alpha-(2-propenyl)-5,6-secocholestan-3 alpha-ol (II), a B-ring seco analog of LY295427, is thus synthesized from cholest-4-en-3-one. Test results indicate that II is not active in the CHO cell-based LDL receptor/luciferase assay at concentrations rip to 20 mu g/mL. The result underlines the importance of maintaining the A-B-C-D ring rigidity of the 3 alpha-sterols in terms of binding to the putative oxysterol receptor. (C) 1998 by Elsevier Science Inc.