Coprosterol
Encyclopedia
Coprosterol is the odorous principle of feces
. American physician Austin Flint
named it stercorin. It is also generally called coprostanol
, especially in reference to its effects on the environment
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Human feces
Human feces , also known as a stool, is the waste product of the human digestive system including bacteria. It varies significantly in appearance, according to the state of the digestive system, diet and general health....
. American physician Austin Flint
Austin Flint, 2nd
Austin Flint was an American physician, born at Northampton, Massachusetts, son of Austin Flint. He attended medical lectures at the University of Louisville from 1854 to 1856 and in 1856 and 1857 at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia...
named it stercorin. It is also generally called coprostanol
Coprostanol
5β-Coprostanol is a 27 carbon stanol formed from the biohydrogenation of cholesterol in the gut of most higher animals and birds...
, especially in reference to its effects on the environment
Environmental science
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and biological sciences, to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems...
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