"Plant steroids" refers to naturally occurring compounds in plants that have a similar structure and function to steroids found in animals. These compounds can promote growth, development, and resistance to stress in plants.
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«plant»
«steroids»
Sentences with «plant steroids»
- Natural progesterone, a cholesterol derivative, comes from plant steroids. (askdrhelen.com)
- The tribulus terrestris plant also contains several other steroidal saponins (essentially natural plant steroids) including desgalactotigonin, F - gitonin, desglucolanatigonin, gitonin and tigogenin. (supernaturalacnetreatment.com)
- A waxy plant steroid (often lumped in with the fats), our body uses it as a form of waterproofing, and as a building block for a number of key hormones. (truthaboutabs.com)
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