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- Sterol is an organic compound with formula C 17H 28O, whose molecule is derived from that of gonane by replacement of a hydrogen atom on C3 position by...
- biological membranes of plants. They encomp**** plant sterols and stanols. More than 250 sterols and related compounds have been identified. Free phytosterols...
- plants, and animals. All steroids are manufactured in cells from the sterols lanosterol (opisthokonts) or cycloartenol (plants). Lanosterol and cycloartenol...
- The enzyme sterol esterase (EC 3.1.1.13) catalyzes the reaction a sterol ester + H2O ⇌{\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } a sterol + a fatty acid This...
- Sterol esters are a heterogeneous group of chemical compounds. They are created when the hydroxyl group of a sterol and a fatty acid undergo an esterification...
- Sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) are transcription factors that bind to the sterol regulatory element DNA sequence TCACNCCAC. Mammalian...
- enzymology, a sterol 3beta-glucosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.173) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction UDP-glucose + a sterol ⇌{\displaystyle...
- Sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 1 (SREBF1) also known as sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 (SREBP-1) is a protein that...
- 14α-demethylase is responsible for an essential step in the biosynthesis of sterols. In particular, this protein catalyzes the removal of the C-14α-methyl...
- Δ7-sterol 5(6)-desaturase (EC 1.14.19.20) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction Δ7-sterol + 2 ferrocytochrome b5 + O2 + 2 H+ = Δ5,7-sterol +...