HW#7 193-194 (21,67,68) Fig 4.2 Protein Folding, Chaperon Handout Flashcards
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What are fatty acids?
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Fatty acids are carboxylic acids that may or may not have double bonds in their hydrocarbon portion.
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What are lipids?
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Lipids are compounds that are insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. One group of lipids consist of open chain compounds each with a polar head group and a long nonpolar tail; this group includes fatty acids, triacylglycerols, phosphoacylglycerols, sphingo-lipids, and glycolipids. Glycerol, fatty acids, and phosphoric acid are frequently obtained as degradation products of lipids. A second major group consist of fused ring compounds, the steroids.
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What are triacylglycerols?
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Triacylglycerols are the storage forms of fatty acids, in which the acid part is esterified to glycerol.
