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🧬 A chemical group 🧪 From cholesterol
cholesteryl

cholesteryl

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A chemical part made from cholesterol that attaches to other molecules
  • noun
  • /koʊˈlɛstərɪl/
  • Specialized
: grupo colesterolífero
  • In biochemistry, compounds with a cholesteryl structure are often involved in cell membrane dynamics.

Examples

  • Cholesteryl esters are important for storing and transporting fats in biological systems.

  • More recently, evidence that further questions the HDL hypothesis is found in the failed human trials of drugs (8, 9) which inhibit the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP).

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  • The molecule contains a cholesteryl group that is essential for its biological activity.

Surface Forms

cholesteryl singular
cholesteryls plural

Morphology

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

Built from 'cholesterol' with the chemical suffix '-yl' producing a radical/group name; clear form but specialized chemical meaning.

Etymology

The noun cholesteryl names the cholesterol 'part' that chemists attach to other molecules, and the ending -yl, like in methyl or ethyl, shows it is a chemical 'group'. So a cholesteryl is the cholesterol-derived group found in certain compounds.