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2.05 Lipids Flashcards

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Physical (rather than chemical) properties common to all lipids

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Insoluble in water

Soluble in nonpolar solvents

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Groups of compounds related by certain physical properties

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Lipids

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Generally compartmentalized to protect themselves from watery environment of cells

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Lipids

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Functions of lipids

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Major source of energy (triglycerides)
Provide hydrophobic barrier in cell membrane (phospholipid)
Coenzyme and regulators
Hormones (cholesterol, steroids)
Mediators of inflammation (prostaglandin, leukotriene)
Electrical insulators in myelinated nerves (sphingomyelin)

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Classification of lipids

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Simple
Complex
Derived Lipids

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Fats/oils: esters of FA with alcohol

Waxes: esters of FA with higher MW monohydric alcohol

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simple lipids

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Phospholipids: FA + alochol + phosphoric acid residue
Glycolipids: FA + spingosine + carbohydrate
Sulfolipids, amino lipids,

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complex lipids

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Hormones, Ketone bodies, glycerol

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Derived lipids

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9
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Long chains of carboxylic acids

Classified according to degree of saturation

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Fatty acids

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No double bond

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Saturated FA

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One double bond

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Monounsaturated FA

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12
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More than one double bonds

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Polysaturated FA

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Most frequently used system

Unsystematic, conscise and often unambiguous

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Trivial nomenclature

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Mainly named after number of hydrocarbons
Technically clear
IUPAC

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Systematic names

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15
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Double-bond indicated by delta x

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Delta x nomenclature

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Double bond located from the xth carbon-carbon bond starting from the terminal methyl carbon towards the carbonyl carbon

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n-x Nomenclature

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In the from C:D where C is the number of carbon atoms in the FA, and D is the number of double bonds

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Lipid numbers

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18
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16:0

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Palmitic acid

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19
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18:2; 9,12

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Linoleic acid

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18:3; 9,12,15

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Linolenic acid

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20:4; 5,8,11,14

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Arachidonic acid

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22
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omega 3

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Linolenic acid

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omega 6

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Linoleic acid

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Linoleic acid and Linolenic acid are considered _____

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Essential FA

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25
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Most common FA

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Palmitic acid

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26
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Eicosanoids are derived

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Arachidonic acid

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27
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Major end product of CHO fermentation by rumen organisms

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Acetic acid

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28
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In certain fats in small amounts

An end product of CHO fermentation by rumen organisms

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Butyric, valeric, caproic

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Spermaceti, cinnamon, palm kernel, coconut oils, laurel, butter

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Lauric acid

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Nutmeg, palm kernel, coconut oils, myrtles, butter

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Myristic acid

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31
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Common in all animal and plant fats

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Palmitic acid, stearic acid

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32
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Geometric isomerism of unsaturated fatty acids

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Cis

Trans fatty acid

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33
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Hydrocarbons are on the same side of the double bond

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Cis FA

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34
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Hydrocarbons are on the opposite side of the double bond

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trans

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35
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Being more liquid at room temperature

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Fluidity

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36
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Temperature where solids change to liquids

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Melting point

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Relationship of fluidity and melting point

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Inversely proportional

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38
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Increase chain length: fluidity ___, MP ____

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Decreases; Increases

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39
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Decrease saturation; fluidity ____, MP ____

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Increases; Decreases

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40
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Precursor of arachidonic acid

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Linoleic acid

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41
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Deficiency of this essential FA results in decreased vision and altered learning behavior

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Linolenic acid

42
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Lowers thromboxane production

Reduced tendency of platelets to aggreagate

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Omega fatty acids

43
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Esters of the trihydric alcohol glycerol and fatty acids

Main storage forms of energy in the body

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Triglycerides

44
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Extremely potent compounds that elicit a wide range of responses, both physiologic and pathologic

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Eicosanoids

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Comprise prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes and lipoxins

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Eicosanoids

46
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Dietary precursor of the eicosanoids

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Linolenic acid

47
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Immediate precursor of the eicosanoids

Released from membrane lipids by phospholipase A2

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Arachidonic acid

48
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Synthesized in platelets and cause vasocontriction and platelet aggregation

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Thromboxane (TXA2)

49
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Produced by blood vessel walls and are potent inhibitors of platelet aggregation

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Prostacyclin (PGI2)

50
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Mixture of leukotrienes C4, D4, E4

Potent constrictors of broncial airway musculature

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Slow-reacting substances of anaphylaxis (SRS-A)

51
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From arachidonic acid -> cyclooxygenase pathway

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Prostaglandin

Thromboxane

52
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From arachidonic acid -> lipoxygenase pathway

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Leukotrienes

53
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Amphipathic compounds composed of alcohol, diacylglycerol or sphingosine, phosphodiester bond

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Phospholipid

54
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Predominant lipids of cell membranes

Degraded by phospholipases

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Phospholipid

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Most abundant phospholipid

Found in cell membranes

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Phosphatidylcholine

Lecithin

56
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Ehanolamine replaces choline

Also found in cell membranes

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Phosphatidylethanolamine

Cephalin

57
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Serine replaces choline
Found in most tissues, cell membrane
Plays a role in apoptosis

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Phosphatidylserine

58
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Active lipid component of lung surfactant
Inadequate levels lead to Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Decreases the surface tension of alveoli, enabling them to expand again

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Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine
Dipalmitoyllecithin
DPPC

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3 phospholipids in cell membrane

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Phosphatidylcholine
Phosphatidylethanolamine
Phosphatidylserine

60
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Reservoir for arachidonic acid in the cell membranes

Source of 2nd messengers

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Phospatidylinositol 4,5 BP

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Degraded by phospholipase C to produce inositol triphosphate and diacylglycerol
IP3 and DAG mediate the release of intracellular calcium and activation of protein kinase C

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Phospatidylinositol 4,5 bisphosphate

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2 molecules of phosphatidic acid esterified through their phosphate groups to an additional molecule of glycerol
Found only in the mitochondria and is essential for its proper function
Only non-protein substance that is considered as antigen

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Cardiolipin

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Part of the glycocalyx located on the outer layer of the cell membrane and functions in cell recognition and cell adhesion
Found in high concentrations in nervous tissue

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Glycolipid

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Sphingosine + fatty acid

65
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Ceramide + glucose/galactose

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Cerebroside

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Ceramide + oligosaccharide

67
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Ceramide + N-acetylneuramic acid

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Ganglioside

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Ceramide + sulfated galactose

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Major glycoshingolipid of the brain and the nervous tissue

Can be converted to sulfogalatosylceramide

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Galactosylceramide

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Present in nervous tissue

Parts of receptors

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Ganglioside

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Receptor in the human intestine of cholera toxin

72
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Only significant sphingophospholipid in humans where it is an important constituent of the myelin sheath of nerves

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Sphingomyelin

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Similar cyclic nucleus resembling phenanthrene to which cyclopentane ring is attached (4 rings)
Methyl side chains at position 10, 13, and a side chain usually at position 17

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More common and more stable form

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chair form

75
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Best known steroid

Very hydrophobic compound composed of 4 fused hydrocarbon rings and 8-membered branched hydrocarbon chain

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Cholesterol

76
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Cholesterol has a single hydroxyl group located at _____ of the __ ring to which a FA can be attached to form _____

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C-3; A; Cholesteryl ester

77
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Cholesterol is the precursor of ______

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Cell membrane
Vitamin D
Adrenocortical Hormones, Sex Hormones
Bile Acids

78
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Active form of vitamin D

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1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol

79
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Two primary bile acids

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Cholic acid, chenodeoxycholic acid

80
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Peroxidation of lipids exposed to oxygen produces ____

Highly-charged, unstable oxygen molecules with an unpaired electron

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Oxygen free radicals

81
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Peroxidation of lipids is triggered by _____

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Existing free radical
Light
Metal ions

82
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Peroxidation of lipids is catalyzed by _____

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Heme compounds

Leukotrienes

83
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Oxygen free radicals are counteracted by ____

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Anti-oxidants

84
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Auto-oxidation

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Peroxidation

85
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Types of Antioxidants

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Preventive antioxidants

Chain-breaking antioxidants

86
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Include catalase and glutathione peroxidase that reacts with ROOH, selenium, chelators

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Preventive antioxidants

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Activates glutathione peroxidase

88
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Chelators of metal ions

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EDTA and DTPA

89
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Include superoxide dismutase (SOD) and vitamin E

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Chain-breaking antioxidant

90
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Partly hydrophilic, party hydrophobic

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Amphipathic lipids

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Examples of amphipathic lipids

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FA, phospholipids, sphingolipids, bile salts

92
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Nomenclature

The carbon atoms are numbered, beginning with the _____ as carbon 1

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Carbonyl carbon

93
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Two classes of phospholipids

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Glycerophospholipids (those that contain glycerol)

Sphingophospholipids (those that contain sphingosine)

94
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Simplest phosphoglyceride and the precursor of the other members of the glycerophospholipids

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Phosphatidic acid

95
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A long chain fatty acid is attached to the amino group of sphingosine though an amide linkage, producing a ______

96
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Alcohol group at C-1 of sphingosine is esterified to phosphorylcholine, producing ______

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Sphingomyelin

97
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Structural component of all cell membranes, modulating their fluidity and, in specialized tissues, precursor of hormones

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Cholesterol

98
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Ring A of cholesterol has a hydroxyl group at ___

99
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Branched hydrocarbon chain of cholesterol is attached to ____ of the D ring

100
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Ring B has a double bond between ____

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C-5 and C-6

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