Biochem: Lipids
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- a class of biological molecules defined by low solubility in water and high solubility in non-polar solvents
- lipids may be ___ or ___ (possess both polar and non-polar groups)
- lipids have ___ attraction between other lipids molecules
- For Lipids, lesser surface area of contact of one molecule to another will result to ___
- carbon bonds makes saturated fatty acids ___ molecules
- Unsaturated fatty acids have ___ melting points than saturated ones
- essential FAs: linoleic (___) and linolenic (___) acids
- Short-chain fatty acids have ___, whereas long-chain fatty acids are ___
- Found in adipocytes, major energy reserve and the principal neutral derivatives of glycerol found in animals
- Triglycerides rich in unsaturated fatty acids are generally liquid at room temperature and are called ___
- Triglycerides rich in saturated fatty acids are generally semisolids or solids at room temperature and are called ___
- What hydrolyzes TAGs to become DAGs and MAGs?
- Addition of hydrogen across C–C multiple bonds, which increases degree of saturation
- Leads to C=C breakage that produces both aldehyde and carboxylic acid products
- Odor released due to oxidation
- Phospholipids contain: ___, ___, and ___
- Differences of glycerophospholipids to TAGs:
- If the other alcohol is choline, the glycerophospholipid is called a ___
- linkage between sphingosine and FA
- linkage between sphingosine and monosaccharide or oligosaccharide
- Simplest sphingoglycolipids; Occur primarily in brain (7% of dry mass)
- Complex sphingoglycolipids; Occur in the gray matter of the brain and in the myelin sheath
- Such is the case for ganglioside GM2 in the brains of ___ victims.
- Arachidonic acid (20:4) derivatives; hormone-like molecules; have a very short “life”
- Three hormones produced by arachidonic acid (eicosanoids):