brassicasterol

English

Etymology

Brassica +‎ sterol

Noun

brassicasterol (countable and uncountable, plural brassicasterols)

1. (organic chemistry) A 28-carbon sterol synthesized by several unicellular algae and some terrestrial plants, and sometimes used as a biomarker.
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     However, this leads to the accumulation of unwanted side-products like ergosterol and brassicasterol that cannot be converted to pregnenolone by CYP11A1, due to the presence of a double bond between carbon atoms 20 and 22 in the side-chain of these substrates, resulting in a reduced efficiency of the whole-cell system.