cholesteryl

Noun

Meaning

cholesteryl (plural cholesteryls)

(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cholesterol.

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Lipoprotein: These consist of a central core of a hydrophobic lipid (including TGs and cholesteryl esters) encased in a hydrophilic coat of polar phospholipid, free cholesterol and apolipoprotein. Source: Internet

Lehmann started a systematic study, first of cholesteryl benzoate, and then of related compounds which exhibited the double-melting phenomenon. Source: Internet

Reinitzer perceived that color changes in a derivative cholesteryl benzoate were not the most peculiar feature. Source: Internet

This protein exchanges triglycerides of VLDL against cholesteryl esters of HDL. Source: Internet

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