Abstract
Drosophila melanogaster was unable to dealkylate and convert [14C]sitosterol to cholesterol and no evidence was found for conversion of [14C]desmosterol to cholesterol. Therefore,D. melanogaster is incapable of dealkylating and converting C28 and C29 phytosterols to cholesterol.
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