Organic Chemistry (8th Edition)
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Author: Paula Yurkanis Bruice
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Chapter 25.10, Problem 27P
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In cholesterol
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Cholesterol is a steroid abundant in animals. It is an important component in cell membrane. The ring structure is rigid. Cholesterol has eight asymmetric centers, 256 stereoisomers are possible, but only one exist in nature.
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