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The steroids are derived from the core ciclopentanoperhidrofenantreno or steranes consisting of carbon and hydrogen forming four fused rings, three hexagonal and one pentagonal, has 17 atoms carbon.  On steroids this basic structure is modified by the addition of various functional groups, such as carbonyls and hydroxyl (hydrophilic) and hydrocarbon chains (hydrophobic). Chemical structure The … Continue reading »