Lipids Flashcards
What are the 5 general functions of lipids?
1) Serve as hormones, 2) Aid in digestion, 3) Provide energy, storage, and metabolic fuels. 4) Functional/structural components 5) Insulation
What is the basic structure of cholesterol?
A steroid alcohol with 27 carbon atoms arranged in a tetrahedral sterane ring system
What are the two functions of cholesterol?
Organize cell membranes and control permebility
What is emulsification?
Solubilize cholesterol before absorption
What is esterification?
Hydrophobic molecule production
What is the ACAT site of action and function?
Intracellular catalyzes cholesterol esterfication
What is the LCAT site of action and function?
Externally catalyzes cholesterol esterification
What is the empirical formula of fatty acids?
R-COOH
What are the three sources of fatty acids?
Diet, Adipose tissue and biosynthesis
What are the four functions of fatty acids?
1) Produce energy via Beta-Oxidation 2) Produce phospholipids 3) Cell membrane maintenance 4) milk in females
What are the harmful effects of trans fatty acids?
1) Not able to (be recognized, thus) broken down my enzymes 2) More dense in membrane 3) Raises LDL/triglycerides 4) Lowers HDL 5) Cardiovascular Disease increase 6) Damage to Brain/nervous system
What is the Beta-oxidation process?
Shorten chain, acetyl CoA w/ oxalate = citrate
What is the structure of triglycerides?
3 fatty acids to a glycerol
What is the function of triglycerides?
Storage of fat in the tissues
How is triglyceride metabolized?
Digested in the duodenum and absorbed in the proximal ileum.
What are the phosphoglyceride functions?
1) Cell membrane 2) enzyme activators 3) metabolic fuels, 4) signaling molecules 5) Surfactant 6) component of lipoproteins
What are the functions of sphingolipids?
1) form major lipids of cel membranes 2) signaling in CNS
What are three fat soluble vitamins?
A, E and K