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lanosterol

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lanosterol
one of the substances formed during the synthesis of cholesterol.
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The azoles inhibit ergosterol biosynthesis through their interactions with the enzyme lanosterol demethylase, which is responsible for the conversion of lanosterol to ergosterol in the fungal cell membrane, leading to the depletion of ergosterol in the membrane (30,31).
Fungal Biofilms and drug resistance by Meiller, Timothy F. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
In mammals, it converts lanosterol into the meiosis-activating sterols (MAS).
Azole fungicides affect mammalian steroidogenesis by inhibiting ... by Schlatter, Josef R. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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