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(from greek ‘chole’ (meaning ‘bile‘)…)
(…+ ‘stereos’ (meaning ‘solid’))
(followed by the chemical suffix -ol for an “alcohol”)
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-‘cholesterol’ is an ‘organic molecule’-
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(it is a ‘sterol’ (or ‘modified steroid’), a type of ‘lipid molecule’, and is biosynthesized by all ‘animal cells’, because it is an essential structural component of all ‘animal cell membranes’; essential to maintain both membrane ‘structural integrity’ and ‘fluidity’)
(‘cholesterol’ enables ‘animal cells’ to dispense with a ‘cell wall’ (to protect ‘membrane integrity’ and ‘cell viability’), thereby allowing ‘animal cells’ to change shape and animals to move (unlike bacteria and plant cells, which are restricted by their cell walls)
(in addition to its importance for ‘animal cell structure’, ‘cholesterol’ also serves as a ‘precursor’ for the biosynthesis of ‘steroid hormones’ and ‘bile acids’)
(‘cholesterol is the principal ‘sterol’ synthesized by all animals)
(in ‘vertebrates’, ‘hepatic cells’ typically produce the greatest amounts)
(it is absent among ‘prokaryotes’ (‘bacteria’ and ‘archaea’), although there are some exceptions, such as Mycoplasma, which require ‘cholesterol’ for growth)
(‘François Poulletier de la Salle’ first identified ‘cholesterol’ in solid form in ‘gallstones’ in 1769)
(however, it was not until 1815 that chemist ‘michel eugène chevreul’ named the compound “cholesterine”)
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(from greek “chole” meaning “bile” / “stereos” meaning “solid”)
an essential structural component of animal cell membranes
crestor (cholesterol medication) commercial…
(contains calcium?)
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