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any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances
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An inclusive term for all the compounds that are similar in makeup to cholesterol, such as the sex hormones, bile acids, Vitamin D, and the adrenal corticosteroid hormones.
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| sterol |
A type of lipid, such as cholesterol, present in the cell membranes of plants and animals.
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| sterol |
A sterol is any of a class of solid cyclic alcohols, found in both plants (eg campesterol, stigmasterol, beta-sitosterol) and animals (eg cholesterol).
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[EC 2.3.1.26] an enzyme of the transferase class that catalyzes the transfer of acyl groups from acyl coenzyme A to cholesterol to form cholesteryl esters, a step in the metabolism of cholesterol. Called also acyl CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase and cholesterol acyltransferase.
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