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Lipids Flashcards

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Characteristics

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-Low solubility in aqueous environment\

  • Grouped into 3 main functions (energy storage, membrane structure, chemical signaling)

-Grouped by structural type (Fatty acids, glycerides, non-glycerides, complex)

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Fatty Acids

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Saturated -> No double bonds

Unsaturated -> Double bonds (more natural)

Hydrophobic
Form micelles (insolubility)

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Eicosanoids

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Large fatty acids

-Derivative of Archidonic acid
-PGs, LTs, and TXA

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Glycerides

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Biological Role: Energy storage and cell membrane

Types:
1. Neutral (triglycerides)
2. Ionic (Phosphoglycerides)

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Non-Glyceride

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Sphingolipids

Steroids

Waxes (plants)

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Complex

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Bonded to other types of molecules

Lipoproteins
- HDL: Good, remove cholesterol from blood stream to liver
- LDL: Bad, carry cholesterol to peripheral tissue

Glycoproteins
-Act as site for viruses to enter cell

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