Meaning of brassicasterol | Babel Free
Definitions
A 28-carbon sterol synthesized by several unicellular algae and some terrestrial plants, and sometimes used as a biomarker.
Examples
“However, this leads to the accumulation of unwanted side-products like ergosterol and brassicasterol that cannot be converted to pregnenolone by CYP11A1, due to the presence of a double bond between carbon atoms 20 and 22 in the side-chain of these substrates, resulting in a reduced efficiency of the whole-cell system.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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