Synonym(s)
Phytosterols; Sterols
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Group of naturally occurring, fat-like steroids that are partly of plant (phytosterols or phytosterols) and partly of animal origin. They are found in all living cells and are a component of the protoplasm.
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Zoosterols (zoosterols): Sterols of animal origin(cholesterol)
Phytosterols: Sterols of plant origin.
Mycosterols: fungal sterols (e.g. ergosterol)
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