Cholesterol, a sterol lipid, has a four-carbon ring structure; its dual hydrophilic (OH group) and hydrophobic nature helps stabilize and regulate the fluidity of cell membranes.
Cholesterol, a sterol lipid, has a four-carbon ring structure; its dual hydrophilic (OH group) and hydrophobic nature helps stabilize and regulate the fluidity of cell membranes.
| Front | sterols, specifically cholesterol 2.1.2(j) |
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| Back | - complex alcahols that are another type of lipid -4 crabon ring structure eiyh OH groups on each end -also has duel hydrophilic/hydrophobic interactions, OH group hydrophilic and rest hydrophobic - cholesterol has important function in formation of cell membranes -positioned between phospholipids with OH group on boundary of membrane, adding stability and regulating fluidity |
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