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▸ noun: (biochemistry, steroids, mycology) The steroid precursor of vitamin Dā. 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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▸ noun: (biochemistry, steroids, mycology) The steroid precursor of vitamin Dā. 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.
Similar:
zymosterol,
7-dehydrocholesterol,
dehydroergosterol,
zoosterol,
fecosterol,
ignosterol,
ergosteryl,
desmosterol,
sitosterol,
lathosterol,
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irradiated,
activated,
fungal,
pure,
unchanged,
original,
crystalline,
unirradiated,
exogenous,
provitamins,
hydrated
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