The below mentioned article provides a paragraph on sterols. Sterols or steroids are not true fats. Steroids are derivatives of phenanthrene and have the parent nucleus (perhydrocyclopentanophenanthrene) with 17 carbon atoms consisting in 3 hexagon and one pentagon rings. When the natural steroids have a methyl group at C-13 and generally at C-10 and possess one or more alcoholic groups, [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Distribution of Cholesterol 2. Absorption of Cholesterol 3. Effects 4. Synthesis 5. Storage, Destruction and Control 6. Functions 7. Excretion. Distribution of Cholesterol: The broad facts about the distribution of cholesterol are as follows: i. It is present in all cells - both in the cell membrane and cytoplasm. It is a [...]
Although the knowledge of lipid metabolism which includes the metabolism of fats, phospholipids, sterol and glycolipids is incomplete but fat possesses its particular importance as well as higher calorigenic status that other foodstuffs, i.e., protein and carbohydrate. Some of their characteristic importance is given below: i. Much of the carbohydrate of the diet is converted to fat prior to its [...]