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Preferred term

Ergosterol  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A steroid occurring in FUNGI. Irradiation with ULTRAVIOLET RAYS results in formation of ERGOCALCIFEROL (vitamin D2).

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • 57-87-4 (Ergosterol)
  • Ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol, (3beta,22E)-
  • Pro-Vitamin D2
  • Provitamin D 2
  • Z30RAY509F

Pharmacological Action(s)

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  • French

  • 57-87-4 (Ergosterol)
  • Ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol, (3beta,22E)-
  • Z30RAY509F

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-CFMHNHGX-6

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