stigmastane
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stigmastane — noun The steroid hydrocarbon that is the parent compound of sitosterol … Wiktionary
steroid — /stear oyd, ster /, Biochem. n. 1. any of a large group of fat soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action. adj. 2. Also, steroidal /sti royd l, ste /. pertaining to or … Universalium
Names of fundamental structures most often used in steroid nomenclature — ▪ Table Names of fundamental structures most often used in steroid nomenclature carbon atoms present (as numbered in structure 6) naturally occurring general classes examples shown in text gonane 1–17 none gonane* (1) estrane 1–18 estrogens… … Universalium
coprostigmastane — The 5β isomer of stigmastane … Medical dictionary
sitostane — SYN: stigmastane … Medical dictionary
sterane — The hypothetical parent molecule for any steroid hormone; a saturated hydrocarbon compound that contains no oxygen. The name was originally conceived to achieve forms of systematic nomenclature, but is now supplanted by the fundamental variants:… … Medical dictionary
