Lanosterol

Lanosterol

Svensk definition

En sterol som ingår i lanolin.

Engelsk definition

A triterpene that derives from the chair-boat-chair-boat folding of 2,3-oxidosqualene. It is metabolized to CHOLESTEROL and CUCURBITACINS.

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Engelska synonymer

4,4,14 alpha-trimethyl-5 alpha-cholesta-8,24-dien-3 beta-ol Kryptosterol