Assertion: steroid | /r/HasProperty | small hydrophobic molecules
Facets:
value: like many steroid hormones
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Since steroid hormones are small hydrophobic molecules, they can freely diffuse through the lipid bilayer of the plasma membrane.
text: Proteins are relatively large molecules and are water soluble, whereas steroids are small molecules and are generally soluble in organic solvents.
text: Like many steroid hormones, it is hydrophobic.
text: Its chemical structure can be that of a steroid (hence we often talk about steroid hormones), it can be a protein or small peptide (hence protein and peptide hormones), or it can be in another class altogether (such as the catecholaminergic hormones like adrenaline and noradrenaline).
text: Since steroid hormones are hydrophobic molecules, they freely diffuse through the lipid bilayer.
text: Steroid hormones are small hydrophobic molecules.