Analysis of Sterols
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 437
ISBN-13: 9780751402308
Subjects: Analytical Chemistry; Polymer chemistry; Science; Science/Mathematics; Chemistry - Analytic; Chemistry - Industrial & Technical; Chemistry - Organic; Biochemistry; Organic Chemistry; Physical Chemistry; Science / Chemistry / Analytic; Science / Chemistry / Technical & Industrial; Science : Chemistry - Analytic; Science : Chemistry - Organic; Chemistry - Inorganic
First sentence: The first known sterol, cholesterol, derived its name because it is a major constituent of human gallstones, hence it was named cholesterine from the Greek chole = bile and stereos = solid [1].