Organic Chemical
brassicasterol
Definitions related to brassicasterol:
  • A steroid derivative characterized by the hydroxyl group in position C-3 of the steroid skeleton, elimination of carbon 24.2 of the alkyl substituent, and unsaturated bonds in position 5-6 of the B ring, and position 22-23 in the alkyl substituent. It is synthesized by several unicellular algae and some terrestrial plants.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Phytosterol with a double bond at the 22nd carbon and a methyl group at the 24th carbon.
    CRCH Nutrition Terminology
    Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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