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secosteroidnoun
Any of many terpenoid compounds based on the steroids but with two rings broken open
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Secosteroid
A secosteroid () is a type of steroid with a "broken" ring. The word secosteroid derives from the Latin verb secare meaning "to cut",: 241 and 'steroid'. Secosteroids are alternatively described as a subclass of steroids or derived from steroids.Types or subclasses of secosteroids are defined by the carbon atoms of the parent steroid skeleton where the ring cleavage has taken place. For example, 9,10-secosteroids derived from cleavage of the bond between carbon atoms C9 and C10 of the steroid B-ring (similarly 5,6-secosteroids, 13,14-steroids, etc.).The prototypical secosteroid is cholecalciferol (vitamin D3).Some nonsteroidal estrogens, like doisynolic acid and allenolic acid, are also secosteroids or secosteroid-like compounds.
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Secosteroid
A secosteroid is a molecule similar to a steroid but with a "broken" ring. The word is from Latin: sec "to cut", - Latin: stere "solid, three dimensional", - oid, from Ancient Greek: ειδος, eidos "form". Secosteroids are very similar in structure to steroids except that two of the B-ring carbon atoms of the typical four steroid rings are not joined, whereas in steroids they are. In humans, a well known secosteroid is vitamin D.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of secosteroid in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of secosteroid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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