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Cholesterol is a hydrophobic substance and therefore it can not be dissolved in water. This is the reason to why the body is forced topackageit in order to send it via the bloodstream. These packages are forms of lipoproteins which are split up in four groups depending on their density.
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Does cholesterol dissolve in water?
cholesterol is a lipid and hence hydrophobic, if it dissolved in water there would be no such thing as a cell membrane
Is testosterone hydrophilic?
Testosterone, like all hormones, is a cholesterol based compound. Cholesterol tends to dissolve well in lipids since it is mainly composed of hydrocarbons, and since we know that fats (lipids) and water don't mix, we can infer that testosterone is not hydrophilic. It is hydrophobic (does not dissolve in water).
Why does cholesterol dissolve in alcohol?
It is wrong question, actually alcohol raises cholesterol
Why do some toxic chemicals only dissolve in body fats?
Some molecules such as triglycerides, fatty acids, steroids, and cholesterol don't dissolve in water because of their molecular structure. They do, however, dissolve in fat. Any toxic chemical with this type of molecular structure would tend to dissolve in fat, not in water.
Is cholesterol more soluble in water or hexane?
Hexane is a non-polar chain hydrocarbon; on the principle of "like dissolves like" hexane will dissolve other non-polar compounds quite well. Water is a polar molecule, as are all halogens as exemplified by the simplest common halogen of all, hydrochloric acid. Halogen acids, common refrigerants, even some anesthetics are all polar molecules and therefore dissolve fairly well in other polar liquids, including water.
Why does the cholesterol in the gallbladder harden and form gallstones?
Simply put, when the concentration of the cholesterol reaches a point where it can dissolve in the bile it will come out and harden, much like pouring sugar into a glass of water until it starts to collect at the bottom of the glass.
How is cholesterol carried around the body?
High-density lipoproteins dissolve cholesterol :D I hope this helps you out!
A substance that does not dissolve in a solvent is said to be what in that solvent?
- Sand does not dissolve in water- Plastic does not dissolve in water- metals do not dissolve in water
Does surf dissolve in water?
Yes, It Does Dissolve in water.
Does water and salt dissolve?
No, but salt does dissolve in water.
Do lipids dissolve water?
No. Lipids do not dissolve in water.
Does mixture dissolve in water?
mixture dissolve in a water
