Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. ex Griseb.
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Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. ex Griseb. (1)
Cholesterol (from plant)
- Formula: C27H46O
- Molecular Weight: 386.65
Cholesterol (from plant) is the major sterol in mammals. It is making up 20-25% of structural component of the plasma membrane. Plasma membranes are highly permeable to water but relatively impermeable to ions and protons. Cholesterol (from plant) plays an important role in determining the fluidity and permeability characteristics of the membrane as well as the function of both the transporters and signaling proteins. Cholesterol (from plant) is also an endogenous estrogen-related receptor α (ERRα) agonist.
