Lipids Flashcards
What is the trans isomer of Oleic acid, and what does it do in the body, where is it found
Eladic acid, raises vldl, low HDl and up cetp. Majorly found in hydrogen veg oils
Three kinds of lipids
Triacyl
Phospho
Sterols
Excluding butyrate, these are assumed to be 8+ carbons long
What desaturated do humans have, and what do they make
9 654, Oleic acid is a desaturated form of steric acid, which comes from palmitic acid.
Steps in gas crom analyzing lipids
Extraction, saponification, methylation, volatility
What do phospholipids contain, and what is their function
3 kinds, where are they found
They contain po4, 2 tags on sn12, and a nitrogen containing group, when n is gone it is phosophtidic acid
They are emulsifiers. Lecithin is an example. Can have choline as a head group, found in eggs and soybeans, extrCted with hexane
Ethanol amine, cephlin . In Pufas and bilayers
What are sterols, what do they make
Alcohol derivatives, d, bile, cholesterol
Types of fat rancidity
Oxidative, lipolytic
Oxidative rancidity- mechanism, products ( factors affecting ) auto oxidation
Heat, light, oxygen, ionization, loss of flavour and efas, toxic compounds, breaks fas from glycerol, intermediates formed = nasty odour , which condensates. Forms lipid hydroperoxides
Aldehydes provide Roma
Lipolytic rancidity, brought Bout, where found, mechanism
More prone to oxidation then o2, hydrolysis by oxy, gen free fas , produces various aromas, lipase activity in fluid phases very active - more in homogenized milk since finely dispersed
Hydrolysis of lipids generated by
Acid, bases , enzymes, thermal , gen short chain fas , lipase. Moisture in lipid
Oxidative rancidity mechanism.
Form lipid hydroperoxides , breakdown lipid hp. I,p,t
Initiation
Unsaturated lipids lose a hydrogen, forming a lipid radical, in the presence of an initiator, can also be incorporated into a ROOH, forms a hydroperoxide
Propagation
The lipid radical reacts with oxygen to form a lipid peroxyl radical LOO
Will attack fatty acid double bonds to get a h, produces another one of itself
TerminAtion
Can combine with another radical to terminate, or can run into an anti oxidant lool o2, or loo + ah – looh + a
How to stop auto oxidation,
Avoid initiators, saturate or hydrogenated fat , add vitamin e
Hydroperoxides function
Central mechanism of lipid breakdown, easily decompose to form hydroperoxide free radicals, breaks double bonds forms aldehydes , ketones carboxylic acids
Environmental factors in lipid oxidation
Oxidation, temp, light, moisture, analysts, nit oxidants, moisture