Lipids Flashcards
1
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Lipids
A
Nonpolar hydrophobic molecules
Ex: fats, waxes, oils, and some vitamins
2
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Lipids are used to form
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Fats and phospholipids
3
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Fats
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Made of glycerol backbone attached to fatty acid
4
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Triglyceride
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3 FA on 1 glycerol; fat
5
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Fatty acids
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Differ in structure and can form saturated or unsaturated fats
6
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Unsaturated fats
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Double-bonds in fatty acid which liquified at room temperature with a lower melting point (plant oils & oils)
7
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Saturated fats
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No double bonds in fatty acid which are solid at room temperature (with a higher melting point (animal fats & fats)
8
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Phospholipids
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- Hydrophilic, phosphorous heads
- Attached to glycerol molecule
- Attached to hydrophobic, lipid tails
- Polar head attached to Nonpolar tails
9
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Phospholipid bilayer
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2 layers of phospholipids that makes up the cell membrane
