lanosterol

[luh-nos-tuh-rawl, -rol]

noun

Biochemistry.

1. a sterol, C 30 H 50 O, formed from squalene epoxide, that is a precursor in the biosynthesis of cholesterol and is a component of lanolin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lanosterol¹

First recorded in 1925–30; lano(lin) + sterol

Example Sentences

First, they synthesized protosteroids called lanosterol, cycloartenol, and 24-methylene cycloartenol in the lab.

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In sediments that formed 1.64 billion years ago, they found chemicals that matched the derivatives of lanosterol and cycloartenol.

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In July, researchers from UC San Diego reported that lanosterol, a steroid found in the human eye, reversed cataracts in dogs.

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But the exact mechanism of how lanosterol manages to disperse the mass of proteins remains unknown.

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Ruben Abagyan, co-author of the paper and molecular biologist at UC San Diego, is looking forward to seeing what the lanosterol drops can dissolve next.

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