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BIO Lipids

Lipids

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Liquid or non-crystalline solids at room temperature pure____ colorless, odorless, and tasteless energy rich insoluble in water no ionic charges Lipids
Types of Lipids (3) Simple Lipid Compound/complex Lipid Derived Lipid
When broken down through hydrolysis, they yield just two types of products: fatty acids and alcohol Simple Lipid
types of Simple Lipids (2) Fat and Oils, and Wax
General term for fatty acids, Found in all living cells insoluble Fat
Oils
Esters of Glycerol and Fatty Acids Triglycerides
"backbone" is a water soluble alcohol Glycerol
Long chain organic acids 4-30 carbon atoms. Chains of carbon atoms with a methyl (-CH3) group at one end and a carboxylic acid (-COOH) group at the other Fatty Acids
Found in lipid molecules may be saturated. Commonly include glycerol, cholesterol, Alcohols
Types of fatty acids Saturated fatty acids Unsaturated fatty acids Hydroxy fatty acids Cyclic fatty acids
solid at room temp single bond Found in animal Products raises LDL (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol) Saturated fatty acids
liquid at room temperature nuts, seeds avocados, fish Raises HDL (high-density lipoprotein) Unsaturated fatty acids
Wax
Example of Waxes Animal Vegetable Petroleum Mineral Synthetic
Compound Lipid
Types of Compound/Complex Lipid Phospholipids Glycolipids
Phospholipids
Glycolipids
Derived Lipids
Types of Derived Lipids Steroids Terpenoid Cholesterol
Steroids
Example of Sterols
Fully released during female puberty sex hormone Estrogen
After pregnancy, and postpartum sex hormone Progesterone
Male sex hormone Testosterone
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