NUTRITION
LIPIDS
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Question
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Which of these are examples of sterols?
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Triglycerides, phospholipids, DNA
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Cholesterol, insulin, blood
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Cholesterol, estrogen, testosterone
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Monosacchardes, disaccharide, polysaccharides
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The common conjugated sterols mainly consist of fatty acid sterol esters (esterified to fatty acids), sterol phenolates (esterified to phenolic acids, such as ferulic acid), sterol glycosides, and acylated sterol glycosides (Fig. 21.3).
Detailed explanation-2: -The most familiar type of animal sterol is cholesterol, which is vital to cell membrane structure, and functions as a precursor to fat-soluble vitamins and steroid hormones.
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