EX 11 Flashcards
- chemically heterogenous family of biomolecules
- not defined by a particular functional groups or structure
- share with almost all physical properties and not with chemical properties
- insoluble with polar solvents and soluble with nonpolar solvents
- contain many C–C and C–H bonds, thus resulting in their poor water solubility
LIPIDS
- aka triglycerides
- esters of glycerol and fatty acids
- fats and fixed oils
- produced by Fischer esterifiation
TRIACYLGLYCEROL
alcohol + acid =
ester & water
- a triacylglycerol that is solid at room temperature
- more saturated fatty acids (saturated triacylglycerols)
- meat, milk, butter and cheese (animal sources)
FATS
- a triacylglycerol that is liquid at room temperature
- more unsaturated fatty acids (unsaturated triacylglycerols)
- corn, cotton seed, safflower and sunflower (plant sources)
FIXED OILS
fats that is not solid at room temp
cod liver oil
fixed oil that is not liquid at room temp
theobroma cacao
- esters of saturated fatty acid and high molecular weight monohydric alcohol
- very hydrophobic
- form protective coats in plants & animlas
WAXES
produced by honey bees Apis mellifera
BEESWAX
produced usually from sheep Ovis aries
LANOLIN
produced from carnauba palm Copernicia prunifera
carnauba wax
susbtitute for spermaceti; from jojoba Simmondsia chinensis
jojoba wax
- sterols in animals
- provides rigidity and fluidity of the cell membrane
CHOLESTEROL
sterols in plants
SITOSTEROL
STIGMASTEROL
sterols in fungi
ERGOSTEROL
formed due to the enzymatic resections of primary metabolites
TERPENES & TERPENOIDS
consist of five carbon isoprene units which are assembled to each other (many isoprene units) by many ways
TERPENES
are divided into monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, diterpens, sesterpenes, and triterpenes depending on carbon units
TERPENOIDS
PHOSPHATE test is also known as
molybdate test
detect the presence of phosphate
PHOSPHATE TEST
it differentiates fat and cholesterol (negative) and phospholipid (positive)
PHOSPHATE TEST
PHOSPHATE TEST
result
purple color
ACROLEIN TEST
result
pungent smell & black color
differentiate lecithin from cholesterol
ACROLEIN TEST