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n. Any of a group of predominantly unsaturated solid alcohols of the steroid group, such as cholesterol and ergosterol, present in the fatty tissues of plants and animals.

n. any member of a class of steroids containing a hydroxyl group in the 3-position of the A-ring; they are found in all animal and plant tissue and play an important role in hormone chemistry

n. any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances

"Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis (CTX) is a rare, autosomal recessive metabolic disorder caused by mutations in a gene called CYP27A1, which produces an enzyme called sterol 27-hydroxylase."

steroid    alcohol   

ergosterol    cholesterin    cholesterol   

English words derived from: sterol    ignosterol    zoosterol   

stanol    thioester    phytosterol    unsaponifiable    organophosphorus    polyol    nandrolone    enol    commentsfor    acrylate