Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
What type of organelle is primarily involved in the synthesis of oils phosphlipids and steroids?
Lysosomes
The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is involved in the synthesis of steroids in glands. It is also involved in the breakdown of toxic substances through a process known as detoxification.
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum is not involved in protein synthesis. That is the job of the rough endoplasmic reticulum, which gets its name from the ribosomes embedded on its surface.
The organelle responsible for making and transporting steroids is the smooth endoplasmic reticulum (smooth ER). Unlike the rough ER, which is studded with ribosomes for protein synthesis, the smooth ER is involved in the synthesis of lipids, including steroids, and plays a key role in detoxifying certain chemicals. It also functions in the transport of these lipids to various parts of the cell.
RNA is involved in the synthesis of proteins.
The organelle responsible for preparing proteins for export and synthesizing steroids is the endoplasmic reticulum. It has two forms, rough ER, which is studded with ribosomes for protein synthesis, and smooth ER, which is involved in lipid and steroid synthesis.
Golgi apparatus
The smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) is responsible for lipid metabolism, including the synthesis of lipids and steroids. It is also involved in detoxifying drugs and harmful substances in the cell by containing enzymes that aid in these processes.
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) plays a crucial role in protein synthesis, processing, and transport within the cell. It also participates in lipid synthesis and detoxification processes. There are two types of ER: rough ER, which is studded with ribosomes and involved in protein synthesis, and smooth ER, which is involved in lipid metabolism and detoxification.
The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is involved in lipid synthesis, detoxification of drugs and toxins, and storage of calcium ions. It lacks ribosomes on its surface, distinguishing it from the rough endoplasmic reticulum that is involved in protein synthesis.
Tissues that produce steroids, such as the gonads, are likely to be rich in smooth endoplasmic reticulum. This organelle is involved in steroid synthesis due to its role in lipid metabolism and the production of enzymes required for steroid biosynthesis.