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The introduction of the double bond at C-5 also involves a monooxygenase and another one assists in the deformylation of C-32. In all, there are 10 oxidations by monooxygenases in the synthesis of cholesterol from lanosterol, some of which involve cytochrome P-450. For a general description of mechanisms of cytochrome P-450-catalyzed reactions the reader is referred to the review by White and Coon [ 1061. (3) The pathway For the conversion of lanosterol to cholesterol, there are a number of excellent reviews that consider the sequence of events and the participants therein [1,2,5,105].
Tory enzymology for this transformation has been achieved. Therefore, conclusions about the sequence of rearrangements that lead from this cyclopropyl intermediate have come from model studies, principally in laboratories of Poulter and of Coates who have studied the solvolysis of C , , analogs of presqualene pyrophosphate [67]. Two pathways that progress from the presqualene analog to the 1'-1 product are shown in Fig. 16. Unfortunately, in the model studies the yield of the 1'-1 product was low, indicating that the enzyme plays an important role in directing the course of the reaction as might be antcipated.
Experiments with C-1 tritium-labeled analogs demonstrated that they occupied the acceptor site during the condensation reaction (see Fig. 14). A similar abservation had been made with the analog 7-desmethylfarnesyl pyrophosphate. In these experiments it was estimated that the discrimination against the analog was 20-fold. Thus, the enzyme has been shown to be fairly selective, with the donor region being considerably more specific. Condensation was not seen with more extensive modifications in the vicinity of the C-2-C-3 and C-6-C-7 double bonds.