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Which plant extract is useful in lowering cholesterol in blood?
Which plant extract is useful in lowering cholesterol in blood?
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The correct option is B Sterol
Steroids are crystallizable lipids having four hydrocarbon rings consisting of three cyclohexane and one cyclopentane ring and a long hydrocarbon side chain. Fatty acids are absent. In animals, sterols are precursors of steroid hormones and vitamin D. Cholesterol is a sterol of animal systems which form bile salts, is a component of plasma membrane and hormone. LDL (low-density lipoprotein) helps to reduce the cholesterol which is part of plasma membrane i.e., sterol of animal system. Thus, the correct answer is A.
Steroids are crystallizable lipids having four hydrocarbon rings consisting of three cyclohexane and one cyclopentane ring and a long hydrocarbon side chain. Fatty acids are absent. In animals, sterols are precursors of steroid hormones and vitamin D. Cholesterol is a sterol of animal systems which form bile salts, is a component of plasma membrane and hormone. LDL (low-density lipoprotein) helps to reduce the cholesterol which is part of plasma membrane i.e., sterol of animal system. Thus, the correct answer is A.
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