Intro to lipids -Popov Flashcards
All biological lipids are? (2 things)
Hydrophobic and amphipathic
Classes of lipids
FA Triacylglycerols Glycerophospholipids Sphingolipids Waxes Isoprenoids
Common saturated fatty acids
Lauric acid-12 Myristic -14 Palmitic -16 Stearic-18 Arachidic-20
Common unsaturated fatty acids
Arachidonic -20:4 Linoleic 20:3 alpha linolenic -18:3 Linoleic 18:2 oleic 18:1 palmitoleic acid 16:1
Essential fatty acids
Linoleic and alpha linolenic
Double bonds in an AA are never..
conjugated, they are always separated by a methyl group
Heart uses a lot of fatty acids in the form of
lipoproteins
Derives from 20 Carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids
arachidonic acid
There classes of eiconsonoids
Prostaglandins , thromboxane, leukotrienes
Eisonsanoids are involved in
repro clotting blood pressure gastric acid secretion wake sleep cycle cause inflammation contraction of muscle lining to the lung
Characteristics of triacylglycerols
most reduced form of carbon in nature
no need for solvation
efficient packing
Advantages of triacylglycerols
Insulation
Metabolic Water
Energy without nitrogen
Glycerolphospholipids are
essential components of the plasma membrane
Parent compound for glycerophospholipids
phosphatidic acid
Phosphatidic acid consists of
glycerol 3 phosphate, with fatty acids esterified at the 1 and 2 positions.
A variety of polar groups are esterified to the —moiety of phosphatidic acid .
phosphoric acid