Lipids Flashcards
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Examples
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Cholesterol
Steroids
Hormones
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Functions
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Long term energy .cushions organs .insulates .builds cell membranes .makes steroids .cholesterol .hormones
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Lipids
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Ch. o
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Monomers
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1 glycerol + 3 fatty acids
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Categories
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Triglycerides: saturated v. Unsaturated
Phospholipids
Steroids
Cholesterol
Hormones
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Facts
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No polar
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Special covalent bond
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Ester linkage
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Functional group
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Carbonyl group
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I’d test
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Sudan red
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Saturated fat
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Single bonds btwn carbons
Animals
10
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Unsaturated fats
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Double bonds
Plants
11
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Phospholipids
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Build cell membranes
