The fungus has a history of use in the traditional medicines of derivatives of the fungal sterol ergosterol have been identified.
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Studies have identified several chemicals present in the mushrooms, including ergosterol and derivatives thereof, and the pungent-tasting velleral.
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Without this demethylation step, the ergosterols are not incorporated into the growing fungal cell membranes, and cellular growth is stopped.
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With these investigations the number of antibacterial substances and possible drug targets known to be produced by lichens increased ergosterol, usnic acid etc.
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A number of sterol compounds have been identified from " P . furfuracea ", including ergosterol peroxide, ergosterol and lichosterol.
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A number of sterol compounds have been identified from " P . furfuracea ", including ergosterol peroxide, ergosterol and lichosterol.
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The mechanism of action of itraconazole is the same as the other azole antifungals : it inhibits the fungal-mediated synthesis of ergosterol.
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Fungi are also grown industrially so that ergosterol can be extracted and converted to Vitamin D for sale as a dietary supplement and food additive.
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Like other allylamines, terbinafine inhibits ergosterol synthesis by inhibiting squalene epoxidase, an enzyme that is part of the fungal cell membrane synthesis pathway.
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The fruit bodies have been chemically analysed and found to contain several sterols related to ergosterol, some of which are unique to this species.
