Steroids
Term
Cyclic structure compounds based on steranes (cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrenes). This structure consists of three condensed cyclohexane and one cyclopentane rings.
Steranes (cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrenes)
Cyclic structure compounds based on steranes (cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrenes). This structure consists of three condensed cyclohexane and one cyclopentane rings.
Steroids belong to non-hydrolysable lipids.
Source | Glossary of Most Commonly Used Biomedical Terms and Concepts | Lithuanian University of Health Sciences | Academician Professor Antanas Praškevičius, Professor Laima Ivanovienė