Sentences with word «ergosterol»

They developed a derivative of amphotericin that, at least in cell culture, binds to ergosterol in yeast but not to human cholesterol.

Via in vitro experiments, the researchers proved that most larvae completed pupal morphogenesis when the larval food was inoculated with the fungus and when only ergosterol was added.

By inactivating a yeast gene, the researchers stopped the production of a yeast steroid called ergosterol and instead allowed its precursors to accumulate.

Common vegetarian Vitamin D supplements are Vitamin D2 (Ergocalciferol), which is a derivative of ergosterol and is not produced by land plants or vertebrates.

But the evidence also suggested that amphotericin interacted with sterols, such as cholesterol in animal cells and ergosterol in yeast.

We, therefore, concluded that ergosterol was in fact being used by the larvae to produce molting hormone, which reinforces the dependency between these bees and the fungus.»

Using GC - MS, we found that the predominant compound among the lipids in this fungus was ergosterol,» Pupo said.

But mushrooms are known to contain a host of proven disease - fighting chemicals, including polysaccharides, glycoproteins, ergosterols and triterpenoids, as well as antimicrobial and antiviral compounds, all varying according to species and strain.

The supplement was derived from Portobello mushroom powder that had been irradiated with ultra-violet light to convert the ergosterol in the mushrooms to vitamin D2 (ergocalcifoerol).

Vitamin D2 is the plant form, ergosterol, found in foods like mushrooms.

Metabolism: The two important forms of vitamin D (a.k.a. calciferol) are D2 (ergosterol), found in plant material, and D3 (cholecalciferol or 7 - dehydrocholesterol) as found in animal tissue.