ergosterols
ergosterols is the plural of ergosterol.
Meaning of ergosterol
Noun
ergosterol (countable and uncountable, plural ergosterols)
- 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.
- Terbinafine has a unique mechanism of action among the antifugal agents (Petranyi et al, 1984; Balfour and Faulds, 1992), inhibiting the synthesis of ergosterol, a key sterol component in the plasma membrane of the fungal cell.2003, Peter G. Pappas, “Terbinafine”, in William E. Dismukes, Peter G. Pappas, Jack D. Sobel, editors, Clinical Mycology, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 104
Questions about ergosterols
- What is ergosterols the plural of?
- Ergosterols is the plural of ergosterol.
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