sterol
pronunciation
How to pronounce sterol in British English:
UK ['sterəʊl]
How to pronounce sterol in American English:
US ['steroʊl]
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- Noun:
- any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances
Word Origin
- sterol (n.)
- "white, crystalline substance discovered in gallstones," 1913, abstracted from cholesterol.
Example
- 1. A study of physical properties of lipid membranes containing sterol .
- 2. Australia prohibits plant sterol is added in food .
- 3. Establishment of sterol regulatory report system in xenopus oocytes and its application for screening hopolipidemic .
- 4. They mainly regulate cell proliferation and differentiation , sterol metabolism and adipocyte formation , and expression of glucose-responsive genes .
- 5. Researchers from india 's central food technological research institute ( csir ) in mysore also report that garlic and onion increased activity of two enzymes involved in cholesterol metabolism : cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase and sterol 27-hydroxylase .