Ch. 18 Lipids Flashcards

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Lipids can be categorized into…

A

Saponifiable and Nonsaponifiable

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2
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Saponification

A

Making of Soap

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3
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What kind of lipids can be saponifiable?

A

Simple Lipids and Complex Lipids

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4
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What kind of lipids that are Nonsaponifiable

A

Steroids

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5
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What make up Simple lipids?

A

Triglycerides and Waxes

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6
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What makes up complex lipids?

A

Phosphoglycerides

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7
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What are Lipids made up of?

A

Fatty Acids

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What are Fatty Acids?

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They are long-chain carboxylic acids.
Nonpolar, hydrophobic tail
Polar, hydrophilic head

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9
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Amino acids have what type of an acid group?

A

Carboxylic acid

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10
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How many carbons does fatty acids have?

A

10 - 20 Carbons
(They have an even number of carbons)

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11
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Fatty Acid chains can be saturated or unsaturated. If it is an unsaturated Hydro-carbon, what kind of bond will it have?

A

A double or triple bond.

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12
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A body can produce saturated fats when it has more…

A

energy

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13
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Saturated Fats are…

A

BAD >:(

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14
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Unsaturated Fats are…

A

Healthy :)

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15
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What does branching do to physical property?

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It decreases the physical property and melting point goes down.

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16
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More saturation means

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lowering the physical properties

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17
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Essential Fatty Acids that the body CANNOT synthesize are:

A

-Linoleic Acids (an omega-6 fatty acid)

-Linolenic Acids (an omega-3 fatty acid)

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18
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What type of fats do our bodies synthesize?

A

Saturated fats

19
Q

Triglyceride

A

has glycerol (3 carbon alcohol)

20
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A triglyceride that is a solid at room temperature, is ….

21
Q

A triglyceride that is a liquid at room temperature, is…

22
Q

Tri glyceride with NaOH ( Sodium Hydroxide) can produce

A

Fatty Acid Salts (Base)

23
Q

Triglyceride with H2 / Ni can produce

A

A more saturated triglyceride

24
Q

Breaking apart water is…

A

Hydrolysis

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Polysaccharides and Triglycerides can use what to be broken apart
Hydrolysis
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The three reactions of Triglycerides are
Hydrolysis, Hydrogenation, and Saponification.
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The suffix "-ate" means what?
Unpropanated
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Hydrogenated makes more
Saturation
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Waxes
esters of a long chain fatty acids and a long chain alcohols
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Waxes can be what in water?
Insoluble. It is NOT easily hydrolyzed.
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Why are waxes important in nature?
It provides protective coatings on feathers, fur, skin, leaves, and fruit.
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Triglyceride has how many fatty acids?
3
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Fluid Mosaic Model is kept together by
Intermolecular forces
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Emulsify means what?
Turning non-soluble into a colloid
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What kind of salts emulsify lipids?
Bile-salts
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Phosphoglycerides are used as what?
emulsifying agent in foods
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Steroids are what kind of lipids?
Non-saponifiable lipids
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Cholesterol is what?
The most abundant steroid in the human body
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Bile Salts
important in lipid digestion and act as an emulsifying agent
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Steroids acts as what in the body?
Hormones
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What are hormones?
Chemical messengers secreted by specific glands and carried by the blood to the targeted tisssue
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What are the two major categories of steroid hormones?
Adrenocorticoid hormones and sex hormones.
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What is part of the steroid hormones?
Cortisol, Progesterone, Estradiol, and Testosterone.
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What is the shape of a Steroid?
4 rings -> 3 six membered -> 1 five membered