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Changes in Sterol Biosynthesis from [2-14C]Mevalonic Acid During Development of Cucurbita maxima Seedlings

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The Metabolism, Structure, and Function of Plant Lipids

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We have recently characterized a large array of sixteen different sterols in the members of the family Cucurbitaceae1–4. These include the dominant Δ7-sterols, some “main line” Δ5-sterols, and sterols characteristic of organisms (algae and fungi) much lower on the evolutionary scale. This represents, by far, the most complex sterol profile found in a higher plant, and raises important questions regarding the sterol biosynthetic pathway in Cucurbitaceae. In the present investigation, we have examined the incorporation of [2-14C]mevalonic acid (MVA) into various sterol fractions in seedlings of Cucurbita maxima.

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  1. Vipin K. Garg

    Present address: ARCO Plant Cell Research Institute, 6560 Trinity Court, Dublin, CA, 94568, USA

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA

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  1. University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA

    Paul K. Stumpf

  2. ARCO Plant Cell Research Institute, Dublin, California, USA

    J. Brian Mudd

  3. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Albany, California, USA

    W. David Nes

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Garg, V.K., Nes, W.R. (1987). Changes in Sterol Biosynthesis from [2-14C]Mevalonic Acid During Development of Cucurbita maxima Seedlings. In: Stumpf, P.K., Mudd, J.B., Nes, W.D. (eds) The Metabolism, Structure, and Function of Plant Lipids. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5263-1_12

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