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Lipids > Membrane Lipids > Sterols
Polycyclic Compounds > Fused-Ring Compounds > Steroids > Cholestanes > Sterols

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Sterols  

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  • Sterol

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  • Steroids with a hydroxyl group at C-3 and most of the skeleton of cholestane. Additional carbon atoms may be present in the side chain. (IUPAC Steroid Nomenclature, 1987)

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