sterol
See also: stérol
English edit
Etymology edit
From 1913; back-formation from cholesterol.[1]
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Noun edit
sterol (plural sterols)
- (biochemistry, organic chemistry) Any steroid that contains a hydroxyl group in the 3-position of the A-ring.
- 1973, Paul J. Scheuer, Chemistry Of Marine Natural Products, Academic Press, page 58:
- Research into marine sterols falls neatly into three chronological periods.
- 1989, Alain Rahier, Pierre Benveniste, 11: Mass Spectral Identification of Phytosterols, W. David Nes, Edward J. Parish (editors), Analysis of Sterols and Other Biologically Significant Steroids, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (Academic Press), page 223,
- Mass spectrometry (MS) and particularly the combination of mass spectrometry with gas spectrometry (GS/MS) has become an indispensable method for studying plant sterols and their biosynthesis.
- 1993, H. R. Petty, Molecular Biology of Membranes, Plenum Press, page 14:
- The third major class of lipids is sterols. Sitosterol and stigmasterol are the major sterols found in plant membranes whereas cholesterol and ergosterol are found in small quantities. The primary sterol of yeast and other fungi is ergosterol Several sterol derivatives are found in nature.
Synonyms edit
- (type of organic compound): steroid alcohol
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Translations edit
certain kind of steroid
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “sterol”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading edit
- Cholesterol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Campesterol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ergosterol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phytosterol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Steroid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lipid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “sterol”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams edit
Czech edit
Noun edit
sterol m inan
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This noun needs an inflection-table template.
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Romanian edit
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sterol m (plural steroli)
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Declension of sterol
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) sterol | sterolul | (niște) steroli | sterolii |
genitive/dative | (unui) sterol | sterolului | (unor) steroli | sterolilor |
vocative | sterolule | sterolilor |