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单词 sterol
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Definition of sterol in English:

sterol

noun ˈstɛrɒlˈstɪərɒl
Biochemistry
  • Any of a group of naturally occurring unsaturated steroid alcohols, typically waxy solids.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Milk is composed of more than 12 different types of fat, including sphingolipids, free sterols, cholesterol, and oleic acid.
    • Classically, endocrine hormones are considered to be derived from amino acids, peptides, or sterols and to act at sites distant from their tissue of origin.
    • Though these species are in the majority, in reality, biomembranes are quite complex mixtures of not only these simple lipids, but also of proteins and sterols.
    • A biological membrane is an assembly of a diverse set of molecules such as lipids, sterols, and proteins.
    • Cholesterol and closely related sterols play an important role in the function of plasma membranes in most eukaryotic cells.

Origin

Early 20th century: independent usage of the ending of words such as cholesterol.

 
 

Definition of sterol in US English:

sterol

noun
Biochemistry
  • Any of a group of naturally occurring unsaturated steroid alcohols, typically waxy solids.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Though these species are in the majority, in reality, biomembranes are quite complex mixtures of not only these simple lipids, but also of proteins and sterols.
    • Classically, endocrine hormones are considered to be derived from amino acids, peptides, or sterols and to act at sites distant from their tissue of origin.
    • Cholesterol and closely related sterols play an important role in the function of plasma membranes in most eukaryotic cells.
    • Milk is composed of more than 12 different types of fat, including sphingolipids, free sterols, cholesterol, and oleic acid.
    • A biological membrane is an assembly of a diverse set of molecules such as lipids, sterols, and proteins.

Origin

Early 20th century: independent usage of the ending of words such as cholesterol.

 
 
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