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Noun Concept
Categories: Sterols, Vitamin D, Articles without KEGG source, long volume value, Cell biology
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ergosterol  (22E)-Ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol  (22E,24S)-24-methylcholesta-5,7,22-trien-3beta-ol  (22E,24S)-24-methylcholesta-5,7,22-trien-3β-ol  (24R)-Ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3b-ol
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A plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviolet radiation WordNet 3.0
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A plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviolet radiation WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Ergosterol is a sterol found in cell membranes of fungi and protozoa, serving many of the same functions that cholesterol serves in animal cells. Wikipedia
Nada Wikidata
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. Wiktionary
Steroid precursor of vitamin D 2. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
sterol
PART OF
vitamin D
FOUND IN TAXON
Agaricus
honey mushroom
Aspergillus fumigatus
baker's yeast
common hop
+145 relations
MEDICAL CONDITION TREATED
hypoparathyroidism
SUBJECT HAS ROLE
provitamin
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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ergosterol
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ergosterol
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ergosterol
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ergosterol
Wikipedia Redirections
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Ergosterin, Provitamin D2
Wikidata Alias
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24-Methylcholesta-5,7,22-trien-3b-ol, 24-Methylcholesta-5,7,22-trien-3beta-ol, 24a-Methyl-22E-dehydrocholesterol, 24alpha-Methyl-22E-dehydrocholestero, 24alpha-Methyl-22E-dehydrocholesterol, 24R-Methylcholesta-5,7,22E-trien-3b-ol, 24R-Methylcholesta-5,7,22E-trien-3beta-ol, 24R-Methylcholesta-5,7,2E-trien-3beta-ol, Ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol, Ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3beta-ol, Ergosterin, Ergosterol, Provitamin D2, Provitamine D2, (22E)-Ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol, (22E,24S)-24-methylcholesta-5,7,22-trien-3beta-ol, (22E,24S)-24-methylcholesta-5,7,22-trien-3β-ol, (24R)-Ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3b-ol, (2R,5S,15R)-14-[(2R,3E,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-2,15-dimethyltetracyclo[8.7.0.0^{2,7}.0^{11,15}]heptadeca-7,9-dien-5-ol, (3beta)-Ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol, (3beta,22E)-Ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol, (3beta,2E)-Ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol, (3S,9S,10R,13R,14R,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-17-[(E,1R,4R)-1,4,5-trimethylhex-2-enyl]-2,3,4,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol, (3S,9S,10R,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(E,2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol, Ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol, (3beta,22E)-

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