Abstract
The conversion of pregnenolone into the 3β,5α-, 3α,5α-, 4β,5α-, 3α,4α-, 3α,4β- and 3α,4α-dihydroxy derivatives of 17β-hydroxymethyl-5β-androstane as steroidal analogues of the diterpenoid DNA polymerase α inhibitor, aphidicolin, is described.
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