Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 19, 742-746, Copyright © 1978 by Lipid Research, Inc.
Resolution of desmosterol, cholesterol, and other sterol intermediates by reverse-phase high-pressure liquid chromatography
E Hansbury and TJ Scallen
A highly efficient technique has been developed for the resolution of
several sterols that are intermediates in the biosynthesis of cholesterol
and that differ only by one carbon-carbon double bond or by one methyl
group. The technique described utilizes reverse-phase high- pressue liquid
chromatography on a micronBondapak-C18 column with acetonitrile as eluting
solvent. This procedure is capable of measuring the enzymatic conversion of
desmosterol to cholesterol. This chromatographic separation can be
conducted by reverse-phase high- pressure liquid chromatography in
approximately 10 min, whereas other procedures can require several days.