final Flashcards
Solid at room temp and all C’s are filled with hydrogens (No double bonds between C)
saturated fatty acids
liquid at room temp, all C’s aren’t filled with H’s and there are double bonded carbons
unsaturated fatty acid
saturated, Straight chained, even # C’s
animal fatty acids
unsaturated, straight chained, even # C’s
plant fatty acids
saturated, branch-chained, odd # C’s
microbial fatty acids
the backbone of triglycerides
glycerol
steatitis
yellow sled dog disease
linoleic acid is what type of fatty acid
omega 6 fatty acid that is a dietary essential
Alpha Linoleic Acid is what type of fatty acid
omega 3 fatty acid, dietary essential
most important lipid
triglycerides
GRAs, found in meat, dairy, burns fat, inhibits cancer in mice
conjugated lnoleic acid
Why is trans fat bad
raises LDL and lowers HDL
Low density lipoprotein
makes up most of the bodies cholesterol- considered bad cholesterol
High density lipoprotein
absorbs cholesterol and carries it back to the liver, then liver flushes it from the body- good cholesterol
adipocyte containing high levels of mitochondria
brown fat