Studies on hypo- and hypercholesterolemia induced in insects by filipin

Interaction of isotopically labeled and unlabeled filipin with egg lecithin vesicles and rat erythrocytes

“…[3H]-and [14C]filipin was also isolated from culture in which 3H-14C-labeled sodium acetate from New England Nuclear (Boston, MA) was used as a portion of the carbon source by the method of Schroeder & Bieber (1975). Purification was carried out by silica gel thin-layer chromatography with dichloroethane-methanol (85:15 v/v).…”