Dear colleagues, it was a while since I studied organic chemistry and I just wanted to refresh my knowledge with you about how cholesterol binds other organic compounds. I understand that cholesterol, an important issue steroid, is a component in animal cell membranes and binds via hydrophobic interaction. The question is how cholesterol binds other organic compounds? only through the hydroxyl group at C-3 or are there other active groups? Could cholesterol bind other complex through hydrophic too?
It might be able to bind other organic compounds through the double bond such as C-H activation.
Cholesterol bind other organic compounds through hydrogen bonding with OH group & also interaction with the double bond.Cholesterol bind other complex through hydrophilic site also.
Thanks a lot for your answers.. so my hypothesis was right .. thanks again
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