Cholesterol
Table of Contents
Definition
- type of lipid, a waxy substance found in cells.
- It is essential in production of other biomolecules like hormones, steroids and vitamin D.
- more rigid than some other lipids.
- It helps in keeping the phospholipids tight enough, not too tight, not too loose.
- Embedded in the phospholipids
- Regulates the fluidity:
- High temperature - decrease fluidity (to avoid liquidification)
- Low temperature - increase fluidity (to avoid solidification)
- T ∝1/F