sterol

n. 甾醇, 固醇 [化] 甾醇

发音

其它 /ˈstɛɹɒl/

词形变化

sterols 复数 sterols

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any steroid that contains a hydroxyl group in the 3-position of the A-ring.

    化学 生物

    Sterols are found in all animal and plant tissue and play an important role in hormone chemistry.

    1989, Alain Rahier, Pierre Benveniste, 11: Mass Spectral Identification of Phytosterols, W. David Nes, Edward J. Parish (editors), Analysis of Sterols and Other Biologically Significant Steroids, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (Academic Press), page 223, Mass spectrometry (MS) and particularly the combination of mass spectrometry with gas spectrometry (GS/MS) has become an indispensable method for studying plant sterols and their biosynthesis.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

alcohol steroid

下位词 4

cholesterol cholesterin ergosterol mycosterol

相关短语

sterol esterase sterol esterases

词源

From 1913; back-formation from cholesterol.

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