Sterol

Sterols, and sterols, are a group of biochemically important natural products from the top group of steroids. Backbone is the sterol, a sterane with a 3β -hydroxy group.

After its occurrence, the sterols can be divided into

  • Zoosterols ( from animals )
  • Phytosterols ( from plants)
  • Mycosterols ( from fungi )

Important zoosterols are cholesterol ( cholesterol) and Koprosterin that is formed in the intestine by bacteria from cholesterol.

Among the phytosterols stigmasterol counts occurring in soybeans ( stigmasterol ). Also in wheat seedlings several phytosterols occur.

The Mycosterinen heard the isolable eg from yeasts ergosterol ( ergosterol ). Ergosterol is closely related to vitamins of the D- series.

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Rompp CD 2006, Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 978-3-13-143321-3.

  • Cycloalkanol
  • Cyclohexane
  • Cyclopentane
  • Steroid
  • Substance Group
Biochemistry
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