The Distribution and Phylogenetic Significance of Desmethylsterols in Chenopodium and Atriplex: Coexistence of Δ7- and Δ5 -sterols

Authors

Sihua Xu
Glenn W. Patterson
William R. Lusby
Katherine M. Schmid, Butler UniversityFollow
Thomas A. Salt

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1990

Publication Title

Lipids

First Page

61

Last Page

64

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02562429

Abstract

Twenty-one species in the Chenopodiaceae were analyzed for sterol composition. In ten of eleven species of Chenopodium, the major desmethylsterols were Δ⁷-sterols accompanied by lower proportions of Δ⁵-sterols. In C. fremontii this pattern was reversed. The sterol profiles of five species of Atriplex were characterized by the coexistence of Δ⁷- and Δ⁵-sterols in ratios of 0.3∶1 to 0.4∶1. Male Atriplex plants contained higher proportions of Δ⁵-sterols than female Atriplex plants. One Ceratoides and two Salicornia species contained Δ⁵-sterols as their predominant sterols.

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Recommended Citation

Xu, Sihua; Patterson, Glenn W.; Lusby, William R.; Schmid, Katherine M.; and Salt, Thomas A., "The Distribution and Phylogenetic Significance of Desmethylsterols in Chenopodium and Atriplex: Coexistence of Δ7- and Δ5 -sterols" Lipids / (1990): 61-64.
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