fecosterol

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fecosterol

  1. (biochemistry) A sterol made by certain fungi and lichens.
    • 2015 July 14, Tatiana Takahasi Komoto et al., “Gene Expression Response of Trichophyton rubrum during Coculture on Keratinocytes Exposed to Antifungal Agents”, in Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : eCAM[1], volume 2015, →DOI:
      The ERG6 gene (sterol methyltransferase) encodes an enzyme that participates in the ergosterol pathway, converting zymosterol to fecosterol.