Sterols

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Description

Sterols are a group of Steroid Alcohol Lipids in which the alcohol hydroxyl group is attached in position 3 and has an aliphatic side chain of at least 8 carbon atoms at position 17 - most Sterols have 29 carbon atoms.

 

Types/Groups of Sterols

 Cholesterol

 Phytosterols

 Vitamin D

 

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