Photocholesterol
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Photocholesterol is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) An analogue of cholesterol in which the 5-6 double bond has been replaced by a photoactivatable diazirine group.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) An analogue of cholesterol in which the 5-6 double bond has been replaced by a photoactivatable diazirine group.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chlorocholesterol, iodocholesterol, oxocholesterol, lapachenole, acetoxycholesterol, photoderivative.
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