ergosterol

English

Etymology

From French ergot + sterol

Noun

ergosterol (countable and uncountable, plural ergosterols)

  1. (biochemistry, steroids, mycology) The 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.

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Portuguese

Noun

ergosterol m (plural ergosteróis)

  1. (biochemistry, steroids, mycology) ergosterol (steroid precursor of vitamin D2)
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