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cycloartenol (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 cycloartenols)
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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/01/26 17:01 UTC 版)
Cycloartenol is an important type of stanol found in plants. The biosynthesis of cycloartenol starts from the triterpenoid squalene. It is the first precursor in the biosynthesis of other stanols and sterols, referred to as phytostanols and phytosterols in photosynthetic organisms and plants. The identities and distribution of phytostanols and phytosterols is characteristic of a plant species.