Sterol(s) formed by ultraviolet irradiation of any 5,7-diene-3b-sterol, which breaks the 9,10 bond, but usually from either or both of ergosterol and lumisterol to produce tachysterol2 (ertacalciol, (6E,22E)-9,10-secoergosta-5(10),6,8,22-tetraen-3b-ol) and from 7-dehydrocholesterol to produce tachysterol3 (tacalciol,(6E,3S)-9,10-secocholesta-5(10),...
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(tak-is´tә-rol) an isomer of ergosterol, an antirachitic substance, produced by irradiation of ergosterol.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: tă-kis′tĕr-ōl Definitions: 1. Sterol(s) formed by ultraviolet irradiation of any 5,7-diene-3β-sterol, which breaks the 9,10 bond, but usually from either or both of ergosterol and lumisterol to produce tachysterol
2 (ertacalciol, (6E,22E)-9,10-secoergosta-5(10),6,8,22-tetraen-3β-ol)...
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