ergosterol

(noun)

major component of fungal cell membranes.

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Examples of ergosterol in the following topics:

  • Antifungal Drugs

    • The biosynthesis of ergosterol requires the enzyme lanosterol 14 α-demethylase.
    • This enzyme is needed to convert lanosterol to ergosterol.
    • Targeting this enzyme prevents ergosterol production.
    • The biosynthesis of ergosterol requires an enzyme called squalene peroxidase.
    • Squalene peroxidase is responsible for catalyzing the first step in ergosterol biosynthesis; inhibition of this enzyme results in disruption of ergosterol synthesis.

  • Lipid Biosynthesis

    • Lanosterol can then be converted into other steroids such as cholesterol and ergosterol.