Lipids Flashcards
differens between saturated and unsaturated fat
saturated: without double bonds, unsaturated with double bonds
saturated is firm at room temp.
what does triacylglycerol consist of?
1 glycerol with 3 fatty acids hed togehter by ester linkage
where is fat stored in vertebrates?
adipocytes or fat cells
enzyme that catlyze the hydrolysis of stored triacylglycerol
lipase
why is triacylglycerol stored as fuels rather than polysaccharides?
1: they produces more energy because they are completly reduced
2: hydrofobic, so they cannot contain any water –> less weight to carry
fat can be used as
insulation
is it trans of cis bonds that make the food unhealthy?
trans
chiral compund
phospholipids
located in the inner mito. membrane
cardiolipin
ether lipids
liped where the two acyl chains is attach to glycerol in ether
structure of sphingolipids
membrane phosporlipid + glycolipid. have polat head + 2 nonpolar tails and NO glycerol
sterols
compunds with a system of 4 fused hudrocarbon rings
glycerophospholipid/glycerides
membrane protein cosisting of 2 FA attach to 1+2 C-atom in glycerol, plus a highly polar chardhoup in the 3. C-atom.
phosphate group has a negative charge at pH=7
plasmalogen
ether lipid with a double bond between C1 and C2. found i high concentration in heart tissue ind vertebrates.
function is unknown
glycolipid
lipid predominate in plants
galactolipid
glycolipid. 2 galactose reasidues are held together by glycosidic linkage to 3C on a 1,2-diacylglycerol