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Sterols is the plural form of the noun sterol. Sterols are any group of unsaturated steroid alcohols that occur naturally. They are usually waxy solids.
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What is a common feature of plant sterols?
Plant sterols can lower cholesterol.
Do triglycerides and sterols have very similar chemical structures?
Not exactly, sterols are a subgroup of steroids and contain ring structured carbons. Triglycerides on the other hand have a glycerol backbone attached to three fatty acid units. Both sterols and triglycerides are lipids.
3 classes of lipids?
sterols, glycerides, and sphingolipids
Naturally occurring sterols found in plants are called?
Phytosterols
A common feature of the plant sterols?
lower ldl cholesterol
What is a common feature of plant sterols?
Plant sterols can lower cholesterol.
Are sterols lipids?
Sterols are in fact lipids. One such sterol lipid is known as cholesterol. Cholesterol is found in body tissues such as the nerves and blood.
Do triglycerides and sterols have very similar chemical structures?
Not exactly, sterols are a subgroup of steroids and contain ring structured carbons. Triglycerides on the other hand have a glycerol backbone attached to three fatty acid units. Both sterols and triglycerides are lipids.
What is the importance of sterols and phospholipids?
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What are 3 example of lipids?
fats, waxes, and sterols
3 classes of lipids?
sterols, glycerides, and sphingolipids
What has the author Mandepanda Thimmiah Subbiah written?
Mandepanda Thimmiah Subbiah has written: 'Studies on the metabolism of plant sterols in the rat' -- subject(s): Sterols, Rats, Metabolism, Cholesterol
Naturally occurring sterols found in plants are called?
Phytosterols
A common feature of the plant sterols?
lower ldl cholesterol
What are the three types of lipids found in foods?
triglycerides, phospholipids, and sterols
What has the author Frieda Sophie Berliner written?
Frieda Sophie Berliner has written: 'Hemolytic and antihemolytic properties of bile acids and sterols in relation to their structure' -- subject(s): Bile, Cholesterol, Hemolysis and hemolysins, Sterols
The use of sterols and phospholipids?
Phospholipids are what allow our body to utilize water and fat. they can also act as carriers in the blood. Phospholipids are found in the cell walls. Sterols: are types of fat that consit of many compound within the body such as bile, sex homonoes, vitamines D and cortisols. They are not used for energy both phospholipids and Sterols are two of the remaining thre categories of lipids
