Lipids

• lipids don't have monomers; instead they have subunits
• Lipids at solid room temperature are called fats
• Solids lipids at room temperature are called fats
• Liquid lipids at room temperature are called oils
• lipids give 9 cals of energy
• Lipids store energy and makes biological membranes.
• Unsaturated - at least one double carbon-carbon bond
• Saturated - no double carbon-carbon bond present
• Monounsaturated - only one double carbon-carbon bond present
• Polyunsaturated - more than one double carbon-carbon bond present
• Unsaturated/Polyunsaturated - carbon to carbon double or triple bonds
• glycerol - polar
• fatty acids - nonpolar
• polar - charged particle
• non-polar - carbohydrate