stigmasterol Biochem.
(stɪgˈmæstərɒl)
[ad. G. stigmasterin (Windhaus & Hauth 1906, in Ber. d. Deut. Chem. Ges. XXXIX. 4380) f. Physostigma: see -sterol.]
A phytosterol, C29H48O, present in Calabar beans (Physostigma venenosum) and soya beans.
| 1907 Chem. Abstr. I. 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. |