Ergosterol (ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3β-ol) is a sterol found in fungi, and named for ergot, the common name of members of the fungal genus Claviceps from which ergosterol was first isolated.
Ergosterol (ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3β-ol) je sterol prisutan u gljivicama, i imenovan po ergotu, zajedničkom imenu za članove gljivičnog roda Claviceps iz koga su ergosteroli prvobitno izolovani.