lipids Flashcards
Examples/Classification of Lipids
FIXED OILS
FATS
WAXES
FATTY ACIDS
Are esters of long-chain fatty acids and alcohols or of closely related derivatives.
LIPIDS
Are soluble in non-polar organic solvents and generally insoluble in water.
LIPIDS
Medical/Pharmaceutical Uses of Lipids
- EMOLLIENT
- VEHICLES FOR MEDICATION
- THERAPEUTIC PROPERTY
- ENTERAL AND PARENTERAL NUTRITION
Uses of Lipids in Industries
SOAPS
PAINTS
Glycerol combine with Fatty Acids
FIXED OILS AND FATS
High mol. wt. alcohol (Cetyl alcohol) combined with Fatty acids
WAXES
Fixed Oils and Fats are obtained from:
PLANTS: PEANUT OIL OR OLIVE OIL
ANIMAL: LARD
Primary function of Fixed Oils and Fats
FOOD (ENERGY) STORAGE
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
It may contain larger quantities and the usual sources of fixed oils.
SEEDS
Examples of Seeds (Vegetable Oils and Fats)
CASTOR SEED
COTTON SEED
SESAME SEED
COCONUT
HEMP SEED
ALMOND SEED
LINSEED
Fixed Oils are sometimes classified as:
DRYING OILS
SEMI-DRYING OILS
NON-DRYING OILS
It May also be of plant and animal origin
WAXES
Liquid at normal temperature
FIXED OILS AND FATS
Are semi-solid to solid at ordinary temperature
WAXES
Principal constituents of many drugs
FIXED OILS AND FATS
There are no chemical differences of Fixed Oils and Fats of plants or animal origin