Tag: Biochemistry 12
Cholesterol And Its Importance Cholesterol is an important lipid found in the cell membrane. It is a sterol, which means that cholesterol is a combination of a steroid and …
Common Lipids And Their Functions Triglycerides A triglyceride (often called triacylgycerol) is a fatty acid trimester of glycerol. Triglycerides are important for human health in that they provide most …
Most naturally occurring unsaturated fatty acids have cis double bonds The carbon chains of saturated fatty acids form a zigzag pattern when extended, as at low temperatures. A higher …
Fatty acids are aliphatic carboxylic acids Fatty acids occur mainly as esters in natural fats and oils but do occur in the unesterified form as free fatty acids, a …
Essential And Nonessntial Fatty Acids If a fatty acid can only be obtained from the diet (for humans) then the fatty acid is an essential fatty acid. Two fatty …
Classification Of Fatty Acids Naturally occurring fatty acids have cis bonds. Trans-fatty acids are created artificially using a process called hydrogenation. A trans-fatty acid has a trans configuration rather …
Classification Of Lipids Lipids are classified as follows: 1. Simple lipids: Esters of fatty acids with various alcohols. (a) Fats: Esters of fatty acids with glycerol. Oils are fats …
Biological Roles Of Lipid Lipids have the common property of being relatively insoluble in water and soluble in nonpolar solvents such as ether and chloroform. They are important dietary …
