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The following organic compound in living tissue is

Options

  1. Acarbohydrate
  2. Bprotein
  3. Clipid
  4. Dnucleic acid

Correct answer

C. lipid

Step-by-step solution

The structure is of cholesterol. This is a derived lipid as it does not contain any fatty acids but are lipids as these have fat-like properties. This is composed of four fused carbon rings. Cholesterol is the most abundant steroid in the animal tissues whose precursor is acetic acid. It is essential component of animal plasma membrane too.

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