膽固醇酯(英文 Cholesterol ester)是膽固醇的酯化產物,是膽固醇的儲存形式和運輸形式。在肝臟內膽固醇和膽固醇酯各佔50%,在中樞神經系統紅細胞和膽汁中基本只含有膽固醇,在血漿中膽固醇酯佔總膽固醇的65%。

膽固醇油酸酯,一種膽固醇酯

膽固醇酯能被膽固醇酯轉移蛋白英語Cholesterylester transfer protein(一種疏水性血漿糖蛋白)從高密度脂蛋白轉運至低密度脂蛋白極低密度脂蛋白[1]

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