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AN earlier investigation of the free sterols in 14 species of the genera Epidermophyton, Microsporum and Trichophyton, obtained from the hexane extract of the mycelium, revealed the presence of brassicasterol (I) and ergosterol (II)1.
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BAUSLAUGH, G., JUST, G. & BLANK, F. Isolation of Ergosterol Peroxide from Trichophyton schönleini. Nature 202, 1218 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2021218a0
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