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The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is the main site for the synthesis of fatty acids, steroids, and lipids. Phospholipids for the cell membrane are produced here, and cholesterol is modified into steroid hormones, such as the sex hormones estrogen and testosterone.

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Ribosomes

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In the smooth endoplasmic reticulum.

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Lipids are synthesized in the cytoplasm

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^Umm, no. The synthesis of lipids takes place in the smooth endoplasmic reticulum.

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Yes, they are. They are polymers made by living organisms from various basic units depending on their class (Fatty acyls, Glycerophospholipids, Sphingolipids, Sterol lipids, ...).

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What are steroid hormones made from?

Steroids are lipids that include complex rings of carbon and hydrogen atoms. All steroid hormones are derived from cholesterol.


What kind of molecules are steriod hormones made of?

Steroid hormones are composed of lipids.


What class of lipids does estrogen belong to?

They are not proteins .They are steroid hormones.


Is cortisol a carbohydrate hormone?

No there are no carbohydrate hormones. It is a steroid


Steroid hormones don't need binding receptors why?

Steroid hormones are lipids so are able to diffuse through the membrane without receptors.


What produces steroid hormones and glucoticoids?

adrenal glands


What secretes glucocorticoids and mineralocoricoids?

Some of the steroid hormones are produced by the adrenal cortex. Steroid hormones are soluble in lipids. Steroid hormones travel in the blood attached to the carrier proteins.


What are synthesized from cholesterol?

Cholesterol is the precursor of bile acid, steroid hormones and vitamin D.


What is the difference and similarities between non steroid hormones and steroid hormones?

Different chemical classes of hormones are made from different substrates and are soluble in different solvents. Steroid hormones are synthesized from cholesterol and include: testosterone, aldosterone, cortisol, estradiol and progesterone. They are soluble in lipids (fat-soluble) and can therefore be administered orally. Other kinds of hormones, eg: tyrosine-based hormones and protein hormones, are made from different substances (eg: amino acids) and may be water soluble and therefore cannot be administered orally.


Class of lipids which includes cholesterol and sex hormones?

steroids... The steroids are a group of lipids with no fatty acids. This group includes cholesterol, Bile Salts, and steroid hormones (which includes sex hormones).


What are steroid hormones soluble in?

Lipids (fat-soluble), they can therefore be administered orally.


What are hormones made from cholesterol called?

Steroid Hormones