Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10803987 | Biochimie | 2013 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Cholesterol-5,6-epoxides (5,6-ECs) are major autoxidation products of cholesterol. ⺠5,6-ECs are not spontaneous alkylating substances. âºÂ 5,6-ECs are not direct mutagenic or carcinogenic substances. ⺠Cholestane-3,5,6-triol forms a mutagenic substance upon oxidation. ⺠5,6α-EC can give a product of addition with histamine under catalytic conditions.
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Authors
Marc Poirot, Sandrine Silvente-Poirot,