Sentences with phrase «of ergosterol»

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

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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.

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