ALL meanings of ergosterol
- noun ergosterol (steroid hormone, mycology) The steroid precursor of vitamin D2. It is found in cell membranes of fungi, and is their functional equivalent of cholesterol. It is also found in the membranes of some protists. 1
- noun ergosterol (biochemistry, steroids, mycology) The steroid precursor of vitamin D2. It is found in cell membranes of fungi, and is their functional equivalent of cholesterol. It is also found in the membranes of some protists. 0
- noun ergosterol a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by the action of ultraviolet radiation. Formula: C28H43OH 0
- noun ergosterol a crystalline plant sterol, C28H43OH, formerly prepared from ergot but now chiefly from yeast: when exposed to ultraviolet rays it produces a vitamin (D2) used to prevent or cure rickets 0