dafachronic acids
dafachronic acids
Any of a family of steroid acids derived from sterols by oxidation with a cytochrome p450 that bind and activate the orphan nuclear receptor DAF-12 in the nematode <em>Caenorhabditis elegans</em>. Note that the singular term 'dafachronic acid' has been used as a synonym for the (non-natural) fully saturated (5α,25<i>S</i>)-3-oxocholestan-26-oic acid.