STEROL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sterol mean? 

• STEROL (noun)
  The noun STEROL has 1 sense:

1. any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances

  Familiarity information: STEROL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STEROL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

steroid alcohol; sterol

Hypernyms ("sterol" is a kind of...):

alcohol (any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation)

steroid (any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sterol"):

cholesterin; cholesterol (an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues)

ergosterol (a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviolet radiation)

 Context examples 

Lifibrol may affect bile acid metabolism, enhance sterol excretion, reduce cholesterol absorption, or enhance synthesis or sensitivity of the LDL receptors.

(Lifibrol, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in G protein-coupled receptor signal transduction and sterol metabolism.

(HTR2A Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Fluconazole preferentially inhibits fungal cytochrome P-450 sterol C-14 alpha-demethylation, resulting in the accumulation of fungal 14 alpha-methyl sterols, the loss of normal fungal sterols, and fungistatic activity.

(Fluconazole, NCI Thesaurus)

It inhibits biosynthesis of the sterol ergostol, an important component of fungal cell membranes.

(Clotrimazole, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Regulation by sterols is provided by SCAP.

(Lipid Synthesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Plant sterols may have some effect in cancer prevention.

(Plant sterol, NCI Dictionary)

A class of dietary sterols present in plants with chemical structures nearly identical to cholesterol.

(Phytosterol, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

Liranaftate inhibits fungal squalene epoxidase, an enzyme that plays a key role in the synthesis of sterol which is essential for cell membrane integrity.

(Liranaftate, NCI Thesaurus)

Clotrimazole inhibits biosynthesis of sterols, particularly ergosterol, an essential component of the fungal cell membrane, thereby damaging and affecting the permeability of the cell membrane.

(Clotrimazole, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes sterol 26-hydroxylase, mitochondrial protein, plays a role in bile synthesis and cholesterol homeostasis.

(CYP27A1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)