Lipids Flashcards
made up of 3 fatty acids and 1 glycerol
triglycerol
are 4-24 C long
fatty acids
2 important lipids
omega 3 and omega 6
most common length of fatty acids consumed
18 C
type of fatty acid carrying maximum number of hydrogens
saturated fatty acid
type of fatty acid that lack hydrogen atoms
unsaturated fatty acid
type of fatty acid that has no double bonds
saturated fatty acid
type of fatty acid that has 1 double bond
monounsaturated fatty acid
type of fatty acid that has more than 1 double bond
polyunsaturated fatty acid
length of fatty acid that are 4-6 C long
short chain
length of fatty acid that are 8-12 C long
medium chain
length of fatty acid that are 14-24 C long
long chain
chain length that requires L-carnitine
short and medium
chain length that doesn’t require L-carnitine
long
unsaturated fatty acid synthetically produced by partial hydrogenation
trans fat
naturally found in dairy products as conjugated linoleic acid
trans fat
seen on food labels as partially hydrogenated oil
trans fat
18:1 omega 9 =
oleic acid