[Steryl cellosolves--regulators of cholesterol metabolism in isolated rabbit hepatocytes]

Synthesis of 3 beta-(2-hydroxyethoxy)cholest-5-ene, 3 beta-(2-hydroxyethoxy)cholest-5-en-7-one, 3 beta-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-7 beta-hydroxycholest-5-ene, 3 beta-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-5 alpha, 6 alpha-epoxycholestane, and 3 beta-(2-hydroxyethoxy) -5 alpha, 6 beta-dihydroxycholestane was described. Substances obtained inhibited cholesterol biosynthesis in the rabbit hepatocyte cell culture with ID 50 from 5.5(+/-0.7) x 10(-8) to 1.3(+/-0.2) x 10(-5) M and also to a remarkable extent the cell protein biosynthesis.