Brassicasterol
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Brassicasterol is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A 28-carbon sterol synthesized by several unicellular algae and some terrestrial plants, and sometimes used as a biomarker.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) A 28-carbon sterol synthesized by several unicellular algae and some terrestrial plants, and sometimes used as a biomarker.
Example Sentences
However, this leads to the accumulation of unwanted side-products like ergosterol and brassicasterol that cannot be converted to pregnenolone by CYP11A1, due to the presence of a double bond between carbon atoms 20 and 22 in the side-chain of these substrates, resulting in a reduced efficiency of the whole-cell system.
Word Forms
- brassicasterols
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include epibrassicasterol, brassinosteroid, sitosterol, castasterone, avenasterol, cathasterone.
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