Organic Chemical
unsaturated phytosterol
Definitions related to unsaturated phytosterol:
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Any steroid derivative bearing unsaturated bonds, typically found in position 5-6 of the B ring of the steroid skeleton.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Phytosterol with at least one double bond in the sterol ring.CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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