Hw # 8 Flashcards
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What are waxes and sphingolipids?
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Waxes are Esters of long chain fatty acids and long chain alcohols. Sphingolipids do not contain glycerol but have a long chain alcohol called sphingosine as a part of their structure instead.
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What are phosphoacylglycerols?
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Phosphoacylglycerols differ from triacylglycerols in having a phosphorus containing portion esterified to glycerol. These compounds are important components of biological membranes.
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What are glycolipids?
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In glycolipids a carbohydrate portion is covalently bonded to the lipid.
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What are steroids?
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Steroids have a characteristic fused ring structure. Other lipids are open chain compounds.
