ergosterol metabolic process (Q21919): Difference between revisions
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Created claim: subclass of (P1): sterol metabolic process (Q15053) |
Created claim: subclass of (P1): secondary alcohol metabolic process (Q11407) |
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Revision as of 10:08, 11 April 2024
The chemical reactions and pathways involving ergosterol, (22E)-ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-beta-ol, a sterol found in ergot, yeast and moulds. It is the most important of the D provitamins and is converted to vitamin D2 on irradiation with UV light.
- ergosterol metabolism
- GO:0008204
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| English | ergosterol metabolic process |
The chemical reactions and pathways involving ergosterol, (22E)-ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3-beta-ol, a sterol found in ergot, yeast and moulds. It is the most important of the D provitamins and is converted to vitamin D2 on irradiation with UV light. |
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