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Sterol is an organic compound [1] with formula C 17 H 28 O, ... Sterols found in fungi are called mycosterols. A common example is ergosterol, ...
Ergosterol (ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3β-ol) is a sterol found in fungi, and named after ergot, the common name of members of the fungal genus Claviceps from which ergosterol was first isolated. Ergosterol is a component of yeast and other fungal cell membranes , serving many of the same functions that cholesterol serves in animal cells. [ 1 ]
Sterols are essential for all eukaryotes. In contrast to animal and fungal cells, which contain only one major sterol, plant cells synthesize an array of sterol mixtures in which sitosterol and stigmasterol predominate. [45] Sitosterol regulates membrane fluidity and permeability in a similar manner to cholesterol in mammalian cell membranes. [46]
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Prokaryotic sterol synthesis involves the tetracyclic steroid framework, as found in myxobacteria, [43] as well as hopanoids, pentacyclic lipids that regulate bacterial membrane functions. [44] These sterol biosynthetic pathways may have originated in bacteria or been transferred from eukaryotes .
The best known sterol is cholesterol, which is found in humans. Cholesterol also occurs naturally in other eukaryote cell membranes. Sterols have a hydrophobic four-membered fused ring rigid structure, and a small polar head group. Cholesterol is bio-synthesised from mevalonate via a squalene cyclisation of terpenoids.
β-Sitosterol is widely distributed in the plant kingdom.It is found in vegetable oil, nuts, avocados, and derived prepared foods such as salad dressings. [2] Olavius algarvensis, a species of marine annelid, predominantly incorporate β-sitosterol into their cell membranes instead of cholesterol, though cholesterol is also present in said membranes.
Stigmasterol – a plant sterol (phytosterol) – is among the most abundant of plant sterols, having a major function to maintain the structure and physiology of cell membranes. [2] In the European Union , it is a food additive listed with E number E499 , and may be used in food manufacturing to increase the phytosterol content, potentially ...