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Chemical structures of ergosterol (A), cholesterol (B) and sitosterol (C), indicating structural similarities and differences. Compared with cholesterol, ergosterol has unsaturation at positions C7–C8 and an additional methyl group (C28) at the C24 position, whereas sitosterol has an additional ethyl group (C28–C29) at the C24 position.
