... steryl ester triacylglycerol Lipid molecules (for example fatty acids and sterols) are vital components of all eukaryotic organisms. Fatty acids provide the cell with a concentrated energy source and serve as building blocks for numerous membrane lipids. Sterols are also an important constituent...

...A. Wagner; G. Daum Since energy storage is a basic metabolic process, the synthesis of neutral lipids occurs in all kingdoms of life. The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae , widely accepted as a model eukaryotic cell, contains two classes of neutral lipids, namely STEs (steryl esters) and TAGs...