Lipids

• What type of solvents are lipids soluble in

  Non-polar
• What is the general formula for fatty acids

  
  

  
  

  R-COOH
• Why are fatty acids amphipathic

  They have a hydrophobic tail and a hydrophilic head.
• What is a saturated Fatty acid

  A fatty acid with a C-C group
• What feature is found within unsaturated fatty acid chains

  Kinks and C=C groups
• What is the suffix for a saturated fatty acid


  -anoic
• What is the suffix for an unsaturated fatty acid 


  -enoic
• What are essential fatty acids [EFAs]


  Fatty acids are received from our diet.
• What are the two classes of complex lipids

  Non-polar and polar
• What type of lipid are triglycerides 


  Non-polar
• What type of lipids are phospholipid


  
  

  
  

  
  

  Polar lipids
• What is the bond in a triglyceride

  Ester bond
• What are the two components of a triglyceride 


  Glycerol and Fatty acids
• What do Saturated triglycerides form 


  Vegetable oils
• What do unsaturated triglycerides form 


  Animal fats.
• How are trans fats made

  Incomplete hydrogenation to isomerise Cis form
• How are unsaturated fats converted to saturated fats

  Complete hydrogenation
• What are the components of a phospholipid 


  2 Fatty acids, Glycerol, Phosphate, X [Extra substance]