fecosterol

F4E1C3O1S1T1E1R1O1L1

noun

A sterol made by certain fungi and lichens.

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Meanings

noun
  1. biochemistryA 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 Alternative Medicine : eCAM, volume 2015, →DOI
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