stigmasteroln.
/stɪɡˈmastərɒl/ Biochemistry.
A phytosterol, C29H48O, present in Calabar beans ( Physostigma venenosum) and soya beans.
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1907 Chem. Abstr. 1 1002 The compound..from the tetrabromide is termed stigmasterol.
1940 Industr. & Engin. Chem. Aug. 1138/1 Because of its chemical structure, stigmasterol is an excellent material for the synthesis of the hormone progesterone.
1975 Lipids X. 544/2 Sterol patterns of adult and juvenile ivy leaf were essentially identical, with quantities of sterol per 100 g fresh leaf being:..stigmasterol, 9 mg.
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