stigmasterol

stigmasterol
noun Etymology: New Latin Physostigma (genus including the Calabar bean, a source of stigmasterol) + International Scientific Vocabulary sterol Date: 1907 a crystalline sterol C29H48O obtained especially from soybean oil

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  • Stigmasterol — is a phytosterol with a molecular weight of 412.691 and a formula of C29H48O. It is also known as Wulzen anti stiffness factor.Stigmasterol is one of a group of plant sterols, or phytosterols, that includes beta sitosterol, campesterol,… …   Wikipedia

  • stigmasterol — [stig mas′tə rôl΄, stig mas′tərōl΄] n. [contr. < ModL Physostigma (see PHYSOSTIGMINE) + STEROL] a sterol, C29H48O, isolated from soy or Calabar beans …   English World dictionary

  • Stigmasterol — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Stigmasterin Andere Namen Stigmasterol Stigmasta 5,22 dien 3β ol (22E,24 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • stigmasterol — /stig mas teuh rawl , rohl /, n. Biochem. a crystalline, water insoluble steroid, C29H48O, present in soybeans or calabar beans, used chiefly as a raw material in the manufacture of progesterone. [1920 25; < NL (Physo)stigma (see PHYSOSTIGMINE) + …   Universalium

  • stigmasterol — noun A phytosterol that occurs in soybeans and similar plants …   Wiktionary

  • stigmasterol — stig·mas·ter·ol stig mas tə .rȯl, .rōl n a crystalline sterol C29H48O obtained esp. from soybean oil * * * stig·mas·te·rol (stig masґtə rol) an unsaturated plant sterol initially isolated from the Calabar bean (Physostigma) and also found… …   Medical dictionary

  • stigmasterol — n. chemical substance found in soybeans (used to produce the hormone progesterone) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • stigmasterol — stig·mas·ter·ol …   English syllables

  • stigmasterol — stigˈmastəˌrȯl, rōl noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary stigma (from New Latin Physostigma) + sterol more at physostigma : a crystalline steroid alcohol C29H47 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Percy Lavon Julian — Infobox Person name = Percy Lavon Julian image size = 250px caption = Julian circa 1940–1950 birth date = birth date|1899|4|11|mf=y birth place = Montgomery, Alabama death date = death date and age|1975|4|19|1899|4|11|mf=y death place = Waukegan …   Wikipedia

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