De novo phytosterol synthesis in animals
D. Michellod, T. Bien, D. Birgel, M. Jensen, M. Kleiner, S. Fearn, C. Zeidler, H. R. Gruber-Vodicka, N. Dubilier, M. Liebeke
The paper shows marine annelids synthesize sitosterol, a phytosterol, challenging the assumption that phytosterol synthesis is exclusive to plants.
bioRxiv · Apr 22, 2022Biochemistry