FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -At a cellular level, phospholipids and cholesterol are some of the primary components of the membranes that separate a cell from its environment. Lipid-derived hormones, known as steroid hormones, are important chemical messengers and include testosterone and estrogens.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some of the steroid lipids are particularly important because they act as hormones, chemical messengers that convey information from one part of an organism to another. Major examples of steroid hormones are cholesterol, testosterone (male sex hormone), and estrogens (female sex hormones).

Detailed explanation-3: -Steroid hormones originating from cholesterol precursor molecules account for  15% of mammalian hormones. They are lipid soluble, which facilitates their transport through the cell membrane.