Alcohols Steroids

Steroid alcohols are a class of organic compounds commonly known as sterols. These compounds are the main group of vital substances. They are found in the form of lipids in the adipose tissues of all organisms. The alcohol molecule is the main component of animal and human cells.

In the body, these substances play an important role, for example, they function as metabolites in fat metabolism. Among the sterols, sterols and terpineol are distinguished.

Sterol is a fatty alcohol of the cholesterol group. It has an open carbon-carbon chain that is saturated with hydrogen on seven of its ten carbon atoms. The number of double bonds is two.

Terpineol is a structural component of essential oils, which are formed as a result of the reaction of lignins with alcohol fragments. Terpineol is found in some parts of plants and animal organs. It is also included in artificial flavors.

Use in everyday life These substances are widely used in modern life. This is how they participate in the synthesis of food products. For example, bile acids are synthesized by condensation of mevalonate with palmitoyl-CoA followed by decarboxylation of formylcotechol. This sequence of events is regulated by acyl-CoA hydrolase-releasing agent (ACL-D), which is made from two sterates: Lucerine