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🧬 A chemical group 🧪 From cholesterol
cholesteryl

cholesteryl

8.6
Relating to or made from cholesterol in some chemical compounds
  • adjective
  • /koʊˈlɛstərɪl/
  • Specialized
: colesterolífero
  • Scientists studied the effects of cholesteryl esters on heart health.

Examples

  • The cholesteryl group plays a key role in the structure of certain molecules.

  • A cholesteryl compound was detected in the laboratory analysis of the sample.

  • The cholesteryl esters are important in lipid metabolism.

  • Researchers are studying cholesteryl levels in the bloodstream.

  • The cholesteryl group is essential for the formation of cell membranes.

  • Research indicates that cholesteryl esters can influence cardiovascular health.

  • In biochemistry, a cholesteryl compound can affect the fluidity of lipid bilayers.

Surface Forms

cholesteryl positive

Morphology

cholesteryl = cholesterol (semi-transparent) = cholesterol + yl

The form is transparently built from 'cholesterol' with the chemical suffix '-yl' indicating a derived radical/group, but the meaning is specialized and depends on chemical naming conventions.

Etymology

Cholesteryl comes from cholesterol plus the chemical ending -yl; cholesterol was named from Greek parts chole meaning 'bile' and stereos meaning 'solid' because it was first found in gallstones, and -yl means a 'part' or 'group' in chemistry. So cholesteryl describes something made from or related to cholesterol.