Sterols and stanols have a similar molecular structure to cholesterol. That’s how these plant compounds get in the way when your digestive system tries to absorb cholesterol.

The X-ray structure of human ABCG5/ABCG8 heterodimer in a nucleotide-free state, being the first atomic model of an ABC sterol transporter. Cholesterol is an essential component of vertebrate cell ...

Examples include corticosteroids such as cortisone, sex hormones such as estrogen, and the anabolic steroids sometimes abused by athletes. All steroids share a core molecular structure of 17 carbon ...

Dietitian Rebecca Gawthorne says plant sterols have a similar chemical structure to cholesterol, and because of this, they actually compete for absorption in our small intestine.

One example of ancient oxygen-requiring biochemical pathway in eukaryotes is the biosynthesis of sterols, ... Citation: Scientists identify 'molecular fossil' in fungi (2014 ...