ergosterol

NOUN
  1. a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviolet radiation
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How To Use ergosterol In A Sentence

  • Maitake provides some B vitamins, ergosterol / provitamin D2, magnesium, potassium, calcium, unsaturated fatty acids, phosphatidylserine and other phospholipids, and protein.
  • Jimmy, I'm not sure about this activated ergosterol. Another Roadside Attraction
  • Similarly to cholesterol, ergosterol gives rise to channel formation, although a higher potential is required.
  • Ergosterol can be a good indicator for phytase generation or phytic acid degradation in solid-state fermentation of soyban meal.
  • The research carried out in recent years, in which Windaus himself has also played a leading part, has revealed the very important fact that, on being irradiated with ultraviolet light, this ergosterol assumes exactly the same properties as the antirachitic vitamin, "vitamin D", i.e. it will cure rachitis Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1927 and 1928 - Presentation Speech
  • Another sterol which Windaus has studied in detail, is ergosterol, which occurs partly in ergot and partly in yeast. Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1927 and 1928 - Presentation Speech
  • Nystatin is a polyene antifungal drug that binds directly to ergosterol in the cell membrane.
  • For example, one of the signature compounds for fungi is ergosterol, the cholesterol counterpart found in the cell walls of all fungi.
  • Another sterol which Windaus has studied in detail, is ergosterol, which occurs partly in ergot and partly in yeast. Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1927 and 1928 - Presentation Speech
  • However, this is not the case when ergosterol was present in the supported bilayer model membrane.
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