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Cholesterol
CHOLESTEROL
- Maintains membrane fluidity
- Precursor for bile acids and salts
- Sterol with a double bond between C5 and C6
- Obtained from diet or de novo synthesis
Sterol
Any steroid that has a side chain at C17 with 8-10 carbons and a hydroxyl group at C3.