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Ergosterol

Known as: Pro-Vitamin D2, Ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-ol, (3beta,22E)-, Provitamin D 2 
A steroid occurring in FUNGI. Irradiation with ULTRAVIOLET RAYS results in formation of ERGOCALCIFEROL (vitamin D2).
National Institutes of Health

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50 relations

Narrower (40)

1,25-dihydroxylumisterol(3)17-methylincisterol22,23-dihydroergosterol23-demethylacanthasterol

Broader (2)

CholestanesPhytosterols
Ergosterol:MCnc:Pt:Ser/Plas:QnIn BloodLumisterolProcess of secretion

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Effect of cereal brans on Lentinula edodes growth and enzyme activities during cultivation on forestry waste
Aims:  To develop strategies for increasing the growth of Lentinula edodes in eucalyptus residues. To this end, we have examined… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Mouldy houses influence symptoms of asthma among atopic individuals
Background The influence of current levels of indoor fungi on asthma is a controversial issue that needs to be resolved in order… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Volatiles for mycological quality grading of barley grains: determinations using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and electronic nose.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Electronic nose for microbial quality classification of grains.
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Mutations in LIS1 (ERG6) gene confer increased sodium and lithium uptake in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
A sequential mechanism for the formation of aqueous channels by amphotericin B in liposomes. The effect of sterols and phospholipid composition.
Review
1984
Review
1984
Hereditary resistance to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Differences in the interaction of the polyene antibiotic amphotericin B with cholesterol- or ergosterol-containing phospholipid vesicles. A circular dichroism and permeability study.
The selective toxicity of the polyene antibiotic amphotericin B between pathogenic eukaryotic organisms and animal cells has… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Biochemical and ultrastructural alterations produced by miconazole and econazole in Trypanosoma cruzi.
Review
1959
Review
1959
Function of sterols in Dermestes vulpinus.
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