ergosterol

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q143263
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ergosterol

Summary

ergosterol is a type of chemical entity[1]. ergosterol ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ergosterol's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • ergosterol's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC(C)C(C)C=CC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2=CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C[4].
  • ergosterol's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₈H₄₄O[5].
  • ergosterol is a type of ergostane steroid[6].
  • ergosterol is part of ergosterol biosynthetic process[7].
  • ergosterol is part of ergosterol metabolic process[8].
  • ergosterol is part of cellular response to ergosterol[9].
  • ergosterol is part of delta24(24-1) sterol reductase activity[10].
  • ergosterol is part of 5-alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydratase activity[11].
  • ergosterol is part of ergosterol UDP-glucosyltransferase activity[12].
  • ergosterol's Commons category is recorded as Ergosterol[13].
  • ergosterol's found in taxon is recorded as Lasiodiplodia theobromae[14].
  • ergosterol's found in taxon is recorded as Artemisia deserti[15].
  • ergosterol's found in taxon is recorded as Festuca arundinacea[16].
  • ergosterol's found in taxon is recorded as Epichloe coenophiala[17].
  • ergosterol's found in taxon is recorded as Spongionella gracilis[18].
  • ergosterol's found in taxon is recorded as Brachystegia nigerica[19].
  • ergosterol's found in taxon is recorded as Zoophagus insidians[20].
  • ergosterol's found in taxon is recorded as Agelas[21].
  • ergosterol's found in taxon is recorded as Senna racemosa[22].
  • ergosterol's found in taxon is recorded as Cyanidium caldarium[23].
  • ergosterol's found in taxon is recorded as Galdieria sulphuraria[24].
  • ergosterol's found in taxon is recorded as Eutypa lata[25].
  • ergosterol's found in taxon is recorded as Ganoderma lucidum[26].
  • ergosterol's found in taxon is recorded as Terfezia[27].

Why It Matters

ergosterol ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month).[2] ergosterol has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] ergosterol is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Inhibition of photophosphorylation and electron transport chain in thylakoids by lasiodiplodin, a natural product from Botryosphaeria rhodina. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Sesquiterpene lactones from iranian Artemisia species. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Steroid metabolites of Acremonium coenophialum, an endophyte of tall fescue. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Steroid metabolites of Acremonium coenophialum, an endophyte of tall fescue. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . A new C30 sterol, (24Z)-24-propylcholesta-5,7,24(28)-trien-3β-ol, and other Δ5,7 sterols from the sponge Spongionella gracilis. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Study of the seed oil of brachystegia nigerica hoyle and A.P.D. jones. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Ergosterol, the unusual dominant sterol of the pythiaceous fungus Zoophagus insidians. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Novel brominated phospholipid fatty acids from the Caribbean sponge Agelas sp. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Racemochrysone, a dihydroanthracenone from Senna racemosa.. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Sterols and phylogeny of the acidophilic hot springs algae Cyanidium caldarium and Galdieria sulphuraria. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Sterols and phylogeny of the acidophilic hot springs algae Cyanidium caldarium and Galdieria sulphuraria. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Sterol composition of the woody plant pathogenic fungus Eutypa lata. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . The major sterols from three species of polyporaceae. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Distribution of sterols in fungi. II. Brassicasterol in Tuber and Terfezia species. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of type of chemical entity
    Aliases
    Found in taxon Lasiodiplodia theobromae, Artemisia deserti, Festuca arundinacea +197
    Subject has role provitamin
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