Answer to Question #208666 in General Chemistry for Taha

Question

Do you have any evidence that steroid biosynthesis occurs in microorganisms?

Answer 1

The steroid hormones are synthesized in the adrenal cortex, the gonads, and the placenta; are all derived from cholesterol and many are of clinical importance. Steroid hormones are synthesized in the mitochondria and smooth endoplasmic reticulum.