10 difference between steroids and carotenoids?
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10 difference between steroids and carotenoids? that steroid is (biochemistry) a class of organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids while carotenoid is (organic chemistry) any of a class of yellow to red plant pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls.
As an adjective carotenoid is
(organic chemistry) of or relating to such a class of pigments.
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