different between sterol vs abiraterone

English

Etymology

From 1913; back-formation from cholesterol.

Noun

sterol (plural sterols)

1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) Any steroid that contains a hydroxyl group in the 3-position of the A-ring.
   • 1973, Paul J. Scheuer, Chemistry Of Marine Natural Products, Academic Press, page 58,

     Research into marine sterols falls neatly into three chronological periods.

   • 1989, Alain Rahier, Pierre Benveniste, 11: Mass Spectral Identification of Phytosterols, W. David Nes, Edward J. Parish (editors), Analysis of Sterols and Other Biologically Significant Steroids, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (Academic Press), page 223,

     Mass spectrometry (MS) and particularly the combination of mass spectrometry with gas spectrometry (GS/MS) has become an indispensable method for studying plant sterols and their biosynthesis.

   • 1993, H. R. Petty, Molecular Biology of Membranes, Plenum Press, page 14,

     The third major class of lipids is sterols. Sitosterol and stigmasterol are the major sterols found in plant membranes whereas cholesterol and ergosterol are found in small quantities. The primary sterol of yeast and other fungi is ergosterol Several sterol derivatives are found in nature.

Synonyms

• (type of organic compound): steroid alcohol

Hypernyms

• (type of organic compound):, lipid, steroid

Derived terms

• steroid
• campesterol
• ergosterol
• ignosterol
• phytosterol
• sitosterol
• zoosterol

Related terms

• cholesterol

Translations

See also

• stanol

References

Further reading

• Cholesterol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Campesterol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ergosterol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phytosterol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Steroid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lipid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• sterol at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• loster, ostler, reslot, rostel, solert, torsel

Czech

Noun

sterol m

1. sterol

Further reading

• sterol in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• sterol in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
• sterol in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Romanian

Etymology

From French stérol.

Noun

sterol m (plural steroli)

1. sterol

Declension

English

Etymology

From [Term?] +? -terone (“antiandrogen”).

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Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /æb.???æt.???o?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æb.???æt.?.???n/

Noun

abiraterone (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A pyridine-substituted sterol used as a drug against prostate cancer.