Is cholesterol hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
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hydrophobic
Cholesterol is a hydrocarbon compound containing 27 carbon and 46 hydrogen atoms, plus 1 oxygen atom. It contains four hydrocarbon steroid rings in between the hydroxyl group and the hydrocarbon chain (Fig. 1). Most of its structure, due to its hydrocarbon composition, is hydrophobic.