Lipids Flashcards
Lipids are? (4)
- Fixed oils
- Fats
- Waxes
- Fatty acids
Esters of long-chain fatty acids and alcohols or of closely related derivatives
Lipids
Lipids are soluble in ___ and generally ___
non-polar organic solvents; insoluble in water
Uses of Lipids
a. Medical/Pharmaceutical (4)
- Emollient
- Vehicles for medications
- Therapeutic property
- Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
Uses of Lipids
b. Industries (2)
- Soaps
- Paints
CHIEF DIFFERENCE
Type of Alcohol
a. Fixed oils and Fats
Glycerol combine with Fatty Acids
CHIEF DIFFERENCE
Type of Alcohol
b. Waxes
High mol. wt. alcohol (Cetyl alcohol) combined with Fatty acids
Sources of Lipids (4)
- Fixed oils and Fats
- Vegetables Oils and Fats
- Fixed oils (Drying oils, Semi-drying oils, and Non-Drying oils)
- Waxes
SOURCES
a. Fixed oils and Fats are obtained from either: (2)
- Plants: Peanut oil, olive oil
- Animal: Lard
Primary function is for food (energy) storage?
Fixed oils and Fats
Important products used pharmaceutically, industrially and as food
Fixed oils and Fats
May occur in various parts of the plants, but as a general rule in seeds
Vegetable oils and Fats
May contain larger quantities and the usual sources of fixed oils
Seeds
We can get vegetable oils and fats from? (7)
- Castor seed
- Cotton seed
- Sesame seed
- Hemp seed
- Linseed
- Almond seed
- Coconut
Fixed oils are sometimes classified as? (3)
- Drying oils
- Semi-drying oils
- Non-drying oils
Sources of Lipids that may also be of plant and animal origin
Waxes
Melting Point
a. Fixed oils and Fats
Liquid at normal temperature
Melting Point
b. Waxes
Semi-solid to solid at ordinary temperature
Constituents
Many drugs contain ___ and ___ as their principal constituents
Fixed oils and Fats
There are no chemical differences of Fixed Oils and Fats of plants or animal origin
Yes
Most Vegetable oils are ___ at ___ temperature
Liquid; ordinary
The only Solid Vegetable oil
Cocoa butter
Most Animal fats are ___ .
Solid