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fecosterol

fecosterol noun: a sterol made by certain fungi and lichens.

Noun

fecosterol

  1. A sterol made by certain fungi and lichens.
    • The ERG6 gene (sterol methyltransferase) encodes an enzyme that participates in the ergosterol pathway, converting zymosterol to fecosterol.2015 July 14, Tatiana Takahasi Komoto et al., “Gene Expression Response of Trichophyton rubrum during Coculture on Keratinocytes Exposed to Antifungal Agents”, in Evidence-based Complementary and...

Questions about fecosterol

What does fecosterol mean?
Fecosterol means a sterol made by certain fungi and lichens.
What part of speech is fecosterol?
Fecosterol is a noun.

Words near fecosterol in the dictionary

  1. fecky
  2. feclobuzone
  3. fecolith
  4. fecoliths
  5. FECOMZ
  6. fecosterol
  7. FECs
  8. Fecteau
  9. Fecteaus
  10. fecula
  11. feculae

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