Lipids Flashcards
General properties of lipids
•serve as food for the body
•generally insoluble in water
•soluble in non-polar organic solvents like:
Ether
Acetone
Carbon tetrachloride
•contain CHO sometimes N and P
•yield fatty acids on hydrolysis or combine with FA to form esters
•take part in plant and animal metabolism
Straight chain organic acids
Found in natural fats (usually contain even number of C)
Fatty acids
Contain only single bonds between C atoms
Saturated fatty acid
Contain a few double bonds between C atoms
Unsaturated FA
Saturated fatty acids
Butyric Caproic Caprylic Capric Lauric Myristic Palmitic Stearic Arachidic
Formula of butyric
C3H7COOH
Source of butyric
Butter fat
Formula of Caproic
C5H11COOH
Source of caproic
Butter fat
Formula of caprylic
C7H15COOH
Source of caprylic
Coconut oil
Formula of capric
C9H19COOH
Source of capric
Palm oil
Formula of lauric
C11H23COOH
Source of lauric
Laurel
Formula of Myristic
C13H27COOH
Source of myristic
Nutmeg oil
Coconut oil
Formula of palmitic
C15H31COOH
Sources of palmitic
Palm oil
Lard
Cottonseed oil
Formula of stearic
C17H35COOH
Source of stearic
Plant and animal fats (lard)
Formula of arachidic
C19H39COOH
Source of arachidic
Peanut oil
Unsaturated fatty acids
Oleic
Linoleic
Linolenic
Arachidonic
Formula of oleic
C17H33COOH
Source of oleic
Olive oil
Formula of linoleic
C17H31COOH
Source of linoleic
Linseed oil
Formula of linolenic
C17H29COOH
Source of linolenic
Linseed oil
Formula of arachidonic
C19H31COOH
Sources of arachidonic
Animal tissues
Corn oil
Linseed oil
Categories of unsaturated FA
Monounsaturated
Polyunsaturated
Eicosanoids
Contains only 1 double bond
Monounsaturated
Contains many double bonds
Polyunsaturated
Eicosanoids
Prostaglandins
Leukotrienes
Prostacyclins
Thromboxanes
Classification of lipids
Simple
Compound
Derived
Miscellaneous lipids
Ester is formed on the reaction of FA with various alcohols
Simple
Simple lipids
Fats Oils Waxes Cholesterol esters Vitamin A esters Vitamin D esters
Esters of glycerols and FA
Fats
Other name of oils
Glycerides
Oils are found in-
Seeds
Roots
Fruits