"Ergosterol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A steroid of interest both because its biosynthesis in FUNGI is a target of ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS, notably AZOLES, and because when it is present in SKIN of animals, ULTRAVIOLET RAYS break a bond to result in ERGOCALCIFEROL.
| Descriptor ID |
D004875
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.808.247.222.537 D04.808.247.808.756.287
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| Concept/Terms |
Ergosterol- Ergosterol
- Pro-Vitamin D2
- D2, Pro-Vitamin
- Pro Vitamin D2
- Provitamin D 2
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