LIPIDS Flashcards
(34 cards)
LIPID PROFILE
Total cholesterol TAGs Triaclyglycerol LDL HDL VLDL
Lipids are?
Insoluble to water
Soluble in non polar compound
Building blocks of lipids
Fatty acids
What are the fat soluble vitamins?
Vitamin A, D, E, and K
Tail of fatty acids are?
Hydrophobic
Head of fatty acids are?
Hydrophilic
When fatty acid is attached to _____________ For fat, the whole molecule is?
Glycerol
Hydrophobic
Lipid structure
Simple
Complex
Derivatives
Simple lipids
Fats, waxes, oil, steroids
Esters of glycerol
Simple lipids
Complex lipids
Phospholipids, Shingolipids, and Glycolipids
Derivatives
Hormones and fat-soluble vitamins
Classes of lipids
Fatty acid Triaclyglycerols Glycerophospholipids Waxes Sphingolipids Steroids
Long chain of aliphatic carboxylic acid
Fatty acid
Esters of fatty acids with glycerol
Triaclyglycerols
Esters of glycerol w/ fatty acids and phosphate derivatives
Glycerophospholipids
Esters of fatty acid with a long alcohol chain
Waxes
Esters of fatty acid w/ sphingosine and amino alcohol
Shingolipids
Polycyclic aliphatics
Steroids
Physical properties that determine lipids
Length and degree of unsaturation of the hydrocarbon
Solubility depends on?
Polarity
Spot test is also known as?
“Grease spot test”
When fat is in paper, it _________ light
Diffracts
To test degree of lipid unsaturation
Iodine test