Cholesterol Lipid Carbon atoms C27 gray, Hydrogen atoms H46 white, one Oxygen atom O red Back to the tutorial.

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The four rings of the steroid are labeled A,B,C and D.
The methyl groups labeled 18 and 19 are called angular methyl groups -CH₃ ,
splinter methyl groups 21,26,27 and
double bond >C=C< between carbon atoms 5 and 6 and alcohol at carbon 3
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