Lecture 1 Flashcards
Lipids dissolve in what?
Organic Solvents
Name 3 organic solvents that lipids dissolve in
Cholorform, Ether, Acetone
6 places you can find lipids
Energy sources from diet
Cell and organelle membrane constituent
Constituents of fat-soluble vitamins, hormones, Co-Q, and mediators of eTC
What is Coenzyme Q
An enzyme used in oxidative phosphorylation process in mitochondria that turns carbs and fats into ATP (to be used for synthesis)
3 simple lipids
Triacylglycerols, diacylglycerol, monoglycerol
Fatty Acids
Waxes
2 types of waxes
Sterol Esters (Cholesterol fatty acid ester) Non sterol esters (Vitamin A ester)
7 types of compound lipids
Phospholipids phosphatidic acids (cell signaling) plasmalogens (cell signal) sphingomyelins (cell signal) Glycolipids Lipoproteins Derived Lipids
What does a phospholipid do?
Forms a permeable barrier to cell membrane
What do glycolipids do?
Stabilize cell membrane and facilitate cell to cell interaction
Job of lipoproteins
Transport simple lipids
What is a derived lipid
Sterols/straight chain alcohols from simple/compound lipid hydrolysis that still have lipid properties such as ethyl alcohol
How long can a carbon chain length be in a fatty acid?
Between 4-24 carbon atoms having a hydrophobic and hydrophilic end
Which type of lipid provide most of dietary energy from fat
Fatty Acid
At what pH does the carboxyl terminal group of FA ionize?
4.8 making it lose the H and forming a negative charge making it amphipathic
COOH -> COO-
In LCFA which portion is the largest?
The hydrophobic portion making it insoluble
Over __% of FA in plasma are in the form of _____.
Name the 3 types
90
esters
TAG
Cholesterol
Phospholipids
What is a saturated lipid?
Single bonded carbon-carbon
What is a MUFA
1 double bond
What is a PUFA
2 or more double bonds
The prescence of C=C allow for what?
cis and trans conformation
What allows for cis and trans conformation on lipid?
C=C
Do trans assume a straight or twisting shape?
Straight
Do Cis assume a straight or twisting shape?
Twisting into U-Like shape
What is the significans of twisting role of FA?
Structure and function of cell membrane
Most FA’s in nature are in what form?
Cis
How are Trans fats made (2 ways)?
by ruminant digestive processes (hence presence in beef and dairy products)
By hydrogenation
Cis double bonds that are not reduced to single bond by the heat rearrange to what?
Trans