Steroid Ring Sterol (cholesterol) H;C CH3 .CH3 CH3 CH3 HO -Hydroxyl group attached to a ring (а) (b) FIGURE 2.18 Steroid (a) General formula showing the four- membered ring and (b) the -OH group that makes the molecule a sterol. The sterol shown here is cholesterol. The carbon atoms in the ring structures and their attached hydrogen atoms are not shown.

Steroid Ring Sterol (cholesterol) H;C CH3 .CH3 CH3 CH3 HO -Hydroxyl group attached to a ring (а) (b) FIGURE 2.18 Steroid (a) General formula showing the four- membered ring and (b) the -OH group that makes the molecule a sterol. The sterol shown here is cholesterol. The carbon atoms in the ring structures and their attached hydrogen atoms are not shown.

Biochemistry

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Author:Reginald H. Garrett, Charles M. Grisham

Publisher:Reginald H. Garrett, Charles M. Grisham

Chapter25: Nitrogen Acquisition And Amino Acid Metabolism

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 13P

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