Steroids are hormones that originate naturally in the body, which are born from organic compounds resulting from a molecule called cyclopentaneperhydrophenanthrene or also known as steran, this hormone is secreted by the glands of the body and in this way spread throughout the current blood. Steroids form hormones and vitamins creating four linked rings. Three of them with six particles or one with five, having a total of 17 carbon particles. In steroids this main organization is changed by the addition of several practical sets, such as carbonyls and hydroxyls (hydrophilic) or hydrocarbon crosses (hydrophobic).
The steroid core is very rigorous and has a usually silver distribution. The components that come out of this nucleus have methyl groups (-CH3) in place 10 and 13, they symbolize carbons 18 and 19, as well as a carbonyl or a hydroxyl at carbon 3, usually there is a hydrocarbon chain at the same time stuck at carbon 17, the existence of methyls, hydroxyls or carbonyls and the amplitude in the chain establish the various structures of the substance.
Steroids are defined by exercising various functions in the internal part of the human body. One of the main functions is to regulate the metabolism of the main macronutrients which consists of fats, carbohydrates and proteins. In the same way, they serve to save the proportions of electrolytes and homeostasis that is responsible for balancing important movements since it must keep the same level of water in the body's cells. In the same way, they keep the cardiovascular, nervous, musculoskeletal and renal systems in optimum condition.
In mammals such as humans, steroids perform significant functions as they regulate bile secretion levels and salt levels, as well as order and distribute cholesterol, which is a cell membrane steroid, together with phospholipids, likewise in its hormonal function includes glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid corticosteroids, androgens such as testosterone are found in male sex hormones, and vitamins D and their derivatives also contain steroids.
