zymosterol

zymosterol

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zy·mos·ter·ol zī-'mäs-tə-.rȯl, -.rōl n a crystalline unsaturated sterol C27H43OH occurring with ergosterol in yeast fat, resembling ergosterol chemically, and yielding cholestanol on hydrogenation

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zy·mos·ter·ol (zi-mosґtər-ol) a mycosterol occurring in yeast as an intermediate in the synthesis of cholesterol.

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