ergosterol

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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.

Related terms

• ergocalciferol
• sterol

Translations

steroid precursor of vitamin D₂

• Finnish: ergosteroli
• Hindi: कवकसांद्रव (kavaksāndrav)
• Italian: ergosterolo (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: ergosterol
• Spanish: ergosterol m

See also

• viosterol

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Portuguese

Noun

ergosterol m (plural ergosteróis)

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