STEROIDS Chemische Eigenschaften,Einsatz,Produktion Methoden
Landwirtschaftliche Anwendung
Steroids belong to the class of lipids, called simple
lipids, which are devoid of fatty acids. Steroids are
derived from a saturated compound, called
cyclopenmoper-hydropherophene
Steroids include sterols, bile acids, vitamin D, sex
hormones, etc.
Sterols, which are present in animals, plants and
fungi, are a kind of lipid, which have a hydrocarbon sidechain
of 8 to 10 carbon atoms. They are also a kind of
alcohol and exist as esters of fatty acids or as free sterols.
A major sterol in plants is called beta-sitosterol.
Cholesterol, notorious as a substance deposited on the
walls of arteries and as the chief constituent of gall
stones, is a sterol. Ergosterol is an important plant sterol
(phytosterol).
STEROIDS Upstream-Materialien And Downstream Produkte
Upstream-Materialien
Downstream Produkte