Ergosterol

"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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A steroid occurring in FUNGI. Irradiation with ULTRAVIOLET RAYS results in formation of ERGOCALCIFEROL (vitamin D2).

Descriptor ID	D004875
MeSH Number(s)	D04.210.500.247.222.537
Concept/Terms	Ergosterol Ergosterol Pro-Vitamin D2 D2, Pro-Vitamin Pro Vitamin D2 Provitamin D 2 Lumisterol Lumisterol

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Ergosterol".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Fused-Ring Compounds [D04.210]
Steroids [D04.210.500]
Cholestanes [D04.210.500.247]
Cholestenes [D04.210.500.247.222]
Ergosterol [D04.210.500.247.222.537]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Ergosterol".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Ergosterol".

Ergosterol
Withanolides

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