"Ergosterol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A steroid occurring in FUNGI. Irradiation with ULTRAVIOLET RAYS results in formation of ERGOCALCIFEROL (vitamin D2).
| Descriptor ID |
D004875
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.247.222.537
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| Concept/Terms |
Ergosterol- Ergosterol
- Pro-Vitamin D2
- D2, Pro-Vitamin
- Pro Vitamin D2
- Provitamin D 2
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ergosterol" by people in Profiles.
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WITHDRAWN: Structural and functional characterization for interaction of silver nanoparticles with ergostrol in Trichoderma harzianum. Microb Pathog. 2018 12; 125:318-324.
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Changes in In Vitro Susceptibility Patterns of Aspergillus to Triazoles and Correlation With Aspergillosis Outcome in a Tertiary Care Cancer Center, 1999-2015. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Jul 15; 65(2):216-225.
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How does antifungal pharmacology differ for mucormycosis versus aspergillosis? Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Feb; 54 Suppl 1:S67-72.
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Cholesterol import by Aspergillus fumigatus and its influence on antifungal potency of sterol biosynthesis inhibitors. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005 Feb; 49(2):518-24.
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Aromatase and sulfatase inhibitors from Lepiota americana. Planta Med. 2000 Feb; 66(1):78-9.
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Production of polyclonal antibody against ergosterol hemisuccinate using Freund's and Titermax adjuvants. J Food Prot. 1998 Aug; 61(8):1060-3.
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Selective toxicity and enhanced therapeutic index of liposomal polyene antibiotics in systemic fungal infections. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1985; 446:390-402.