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Q: Sex hormones and cholesterol are examples of what specific type of lipid?
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Many hormones are this type of lipid?

Cholesterol


What type of lipid is used by the body to create hormones?

Cholesterol


Is a female sex hormone a lipid?

Cholesterol ( a lipid) is the basis of all hormones, so yes.


Are amino acids a derivative of cholesterol?

No. Cholesterol is a lipid and is a precursor to vitamin D and steroid hormones.


What macromolecule is sex hormones?

Steroids are a class of lipid molecules that have 4 carbon rings.


Is hormones such as estrogen and testosterone and cholesterol a lipid?

The male sex hormone testosterone and the female sex hormone estrogen are steroids.


What group of lipids do hormones and cholesterol fall under?

almost always steroids in regards to hormones r lipid soluable


What is the role lipids play in the body?

The lipid cholesterol is the unit from which many of the hormones are formed. If you don't get sufficient cholesterol from your diet, your body will manufacture the material itself.


What is one role the lipids play in the body?

The lipid cholesterol is the unit from which many of the hormones are formed. If you don't get sufficient cholesterol from your diet, your body will manufacture the material itself.


What kind of lipid is cholesterol?

It is a steroid lipid .


Examples of water soluble and lipid soluble compounds in living organism?

Amino acid based hormones such as Human Growth Hormone is an example of water soluble compounds. Steroid hormones and thyroid hormone are examples of lipid soluble compounds in living humans.


Is cholesterol a type of nucleic acid?

It is a lipid.A steroid.The most common steroid in the world.