Steroid

Of organic compound.

Any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects.

This concept's ID is @1~76296

Contains

  • ketosteroid 3 facts

    A steroid containing a ketone group.

  • sterol 2 facts

    Any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy...

  • bile acid 1 facts

    Any of the steroid acids generated in the liver and stored with bile.

  • cardiac glycoside 1 facts

    Obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart...