Ergosterol

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounThe steroid precursor of vitamin D2. It is found in cell membranes of fungi, and is their functional equivalent of cholesterol. It is also found in the membranes of some protists.

Synonyms

irradiated zymosterol 7-dehydrocholesterol dehydroergosterol zoosterol fecosterol ignosterol ergosteryl desmosterol sitosterol lathosterol dehydrocholesterol

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