ergosterol
[ur-gos-tuh-rohl, -rawl]
- a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble sterol, C28H43OH, that occurs in ergot and yeast and that, when irradiated with ultraviolet light, is converted to vitamin D.
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ergosterol
- a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by the action of ultraviolet radiation. Formula: C 28 H 43 OH
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ergosterol
(ûr-gŏs′tə-rôl′, -rōl′)- A crystalline sterol synthesized by yeast from sugars or derived from ergot and converted to vitamin D2 when exposed to ultraviolet radiation.
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