Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
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Author: Frederick A. Bettelheim, William H. Brown, Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Omar Torres
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Chapter 29, Problem 29.48P
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Write the name of three compounds based on isoprenoid units that play a role in cholesterol biosynthesis.
Concept introduction:
Cholesterol synthesis starts with the sequential condensation of three acetyl CoA molecules. The intermediates in cholesterol synthesis geranyl and farnesyl pyrophosphates are made of isoprene units.
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