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M1. Lipids Flashcards

1
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  • organic compound [carbon containing substances] found in living organisms
  • insoluble (or only sparingly soluble) in water
  • soluble in non-polar organic solvents

  • lipids of plants in origin.
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LIPIDS

OILS

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True or False?

Lipids can be defined through their structural features.

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False.
- Lipids do not have a common structural features that serves as the basis for defining such compounds.
- Lipids cannot be characterized in terms of structure due to their structural diversity.

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Classification basis for Lipids?

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Their SOLUBILITY. NOT ON FUNCTIONAL GROUPS.

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Lipids are ____ in WATER.

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INSOLUBLE/ SPARINGLY SOLUBLE

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Lipids are ____ in NON-POLAR ORGANIC SOLVENTS.

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SOLUBLE

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**

Examples of Organic Solvents that can solubilize Lipids:

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  1. Ether
  2. Alcohol
  3. Benzene
  4. Toluene
  5. Chloroform
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Five Categories of Lipids:

EME, nandiyan sa bag CP mo, hindi na nakaw.

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  1. Energy-storage of Lipids
  2. Membrane Lipids
  3. Emulsification Lipids
  4. Chemical messenger Lipids
  5. Protective-Coating Lipids
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Energy-storage lipids:
- stored from of energy?

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TRIACYLGLYCEROLS

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Membrane Lipids:
- structural components?

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  1. PHOSPHOLIPIDS
  2. SPHINGOGLYCOLIPIDS
  3. CHOLESTEROL
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Emulsification Lipids:
- they are crucial in lipid breakdown and helps in the intestinal absorption

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BILE ACIDS

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Chemical Messenger Lipids (Cell-to-Cell Communication):
- important in dietary constituents of fat-soluble vitamins such as Vitamin A, D, E, K

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  • STEROID HORMONE
  • EICOSANOIDS
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Protective-Coating Lipids:
- acts as a thermal-insulator that can be found in the subcutaneous tissues and around the certain organs

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Biological Waxes

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  • exhibits structural diversity.
  • Some are esters, some are amides, and some are alcohols (acyclic and cyclic) and some are polycyclic
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Lipids

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  • building block/s of Lipids.
  • simplest or basic unit to constitute complex types of lipids
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Fatty Acids

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  • they are Carboxylic acids with linear (unbranched) carbon chain
  • naturally occurring monocarboxylic acids
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Fatty Acids

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General Formula for Lipids?

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RCOOH

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  • represents the long aliphatic chain of carbon atoms
  • unique to fatty acids
  • basis for the fatty acids identification
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R group

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Even numbers of Carbon atoms:

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  1. Long-chain fatty acids
  2. Medium-chain fatty acids
  3. Short-chain fatty acids

The carbon chain of the fatty acids may or may not contain carbon to carbon double bonds.

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Long-chain fatty acids’ number of Carbon atoms?

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12-26 Carbons

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Medium-chain fatty acids’ number of Carbon atoms?

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8-10 Carbons

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Short-chain fatty acids’ number of Carbon atoms?

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4-6 Carbons

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2 types of FA?

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  1. Saturated FA
  2. Unsaturated FA
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  • all C-C bonds are single bonds
  • numbering starts from the end of -COOH group
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SATURATED FATTY ACIDS

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C-C bonds are double bonds

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UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS

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Two subdivisions of Unsaturated FAs:

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  1. Monounsaturated FA
  2. Polyunsaturated FA [PUFAs]
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  • one C=C bond present
  • different ways of depicting the structure
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MONOUNSATURATED

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  • 2 or more C=C bonds present
  • up to six double bonds are present in fatty acids
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POLYUNSATURATED

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Two types of unsaturated fatty acids:

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  1. Omega-3 fatty acids: 3 double bonds
  2. Omega-6 fatty acids: 6 double bonds
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  • Essential Fatty Acids
  • Must be part of diet
  • examples are Omega-3 FA & Omega-6 FA
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OMEGA ACIDS

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30
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Types of nutritionally important omega acids:

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  1. Linolenic Acid: omega-3
  2. Linoleic Acid: omega-6

they have a 7:1 ratio.
1 for w3
7 for w6

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Linoleic Acid Deficiency:

SILCH

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  • skin redness
  • infections & dehydration
  • liver abnormalities
  • children needs it most
  • human milk has more linoleic acid than cow’s milk
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Water Solubility of FAs:

  1. sparingly soluble in water because of CARBOXYLIC ACID POLAR GROUP
  2. insoluble in water
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  1. short-chain FA
  2. long-chain FA
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@ room temperature:

  1. FAs w/ 10 carbons or less are ____ in nature. OILS.
  2. FAs w/ more than 10 carbons are ____ in nature. FATS.
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  1. liquid
  2. solid
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Melting poing of Lipids depends on?

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  1. number/length of carbon chains
  2. degree of unsaturation

more FAs carbon chains = insoluble in water

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Melting Point:

Carbon chain: increases
Melting point: ____

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increases

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Melting Point:

More double bonds: ____

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less efficient/ more liquid

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37
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Melting Point:

Low melting point: ____ @ room temp.

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liquid

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38
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Space-Filling Molecules

increase number of bends in FAs chains: ____

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increase number of double bonds

  • Less packing occurs
  • Melting point is lower
  • Liquid at room temperature
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39
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  • concentrated primarily in special cells (adipocytes)
  • energy-storage material of lipids.
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TRIACYLGLYCEROLS

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TWO TYPES OF TRIACYLGLYCEROLS:

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  1. Simple Triacylglycerols
  2. Mixed Triacylglycerols
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Three identical fatty acids are
esterified

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Simple Triacylglycerols

42
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triester formed from the esterification of glycerol w/ more than one kind of fatty acid

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Mixed Triacylglycerols

43
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Triacylglycerols are linked by?

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Ester Linkages/ Bonds

44
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formed from the Carboxyl group of fatty acid and OH group from the alcohol

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Esters/ Ester bonds

45
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FATS & OILS

PHYSICAL STATE:
1. saturated + solid @ room temp.
2. unsaturated + liquid @ room temp.

46
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FATS & OILS

  1. animal source + tasteless
  2. plants + fish oils
  3. colorless + odorless
A
  1. fats
  2. oils
  3. pure fats & oils
47
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used for dietary considerations or TAG/ATG

48
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recommended amounts of total fat intake in calories:
1. monounsaturated fats
2. polyunsaturated fats
3. saturated fats

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  1. 15%
  2. 10%
  3. <10%
49
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are considered “bad fats”

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saturated fats
trans-monounsaturated fats

50
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are considered “good fats”

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monounsaturated fats

51
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  • can be both “good fats” and “bad fats”
  • Omega 3 and 6 are important polyunsaturated “good fats”
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polyunsaturated fats

52
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  • Fatty acids obtained from dietary sources
  • not synthesized within the body
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ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS

53
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  • have a strong protective effect against coronary heart disease
  • low saturated fatty acids
  • have antioxidant vitamins and minerals
  • have plant fiber protein
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Nuts

[eatings nuts]

54
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Chemical Reactions of Triacylglycerols:

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  1. Partial Hydrolysis
  2. Saponification
  3. Hydrogenation
  4. Oxidation
55
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  • Chemical Properties due to two functional groups: esters and alkenes
  • Breaking of 1-2 ester bonds to give rise to mono- or diacylglycerol and fatty acid(s)
  • Carried out by enzymes produced by the pancreas

1) what is the pancreatic enzyme mentioned above?
2) 2 attached FA directly against the glycerol + 1 free FA
3) 1 attached FA + 2 free FA

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PARTIAL HYDROLYSIS

1) PANCREATIC LIPASE
2) Diglyceride
3) Monoglyceride

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  • HYDROLYSIS in basic solution
  • treated w/ STRONG ALKALI SOLUTION
  • Produce salt of fatty acid and glycerol

the 2 strong alkali solutions:

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SAPONIFICATION

  1. NaOH
  2. KOH
57
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Addition of hydrogen across double (=) bond - increases degree of saturation

catalysts used on this chemical reaction?

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HYDROGENATION

1) Fe
2) Cu
3) Co

58
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  • Double bonds in triacylglycerols are subject to oxidation with oxygen in air (an oxidizing agent )
  • Leads to C=C breakage

oxidation of alkenes may result into two short chain molecules. They are?

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OXIDATION

  1. aldehydes
  2. carboxylic acid
    - these two have objectionable odors or are rancid due to oxidation.
59
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  • To avoid this unwanted oxidation process antioxidants are added as preservatives.
  • They are good antioxidant preservatives.
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Vitamin C and E

60
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this lipid contains:
- one or more fatty acids
- phosphate group
- platform molecule (glycerol or sphingosine)
- alcohol

  • fatty acids and phosphate group are attached to the glycerol.
  • alcohol is attached to the phosphate group.
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Phospholipids/Glycerophospholipids

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alcohols that may be attached to the phosphate group are:

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  1. choline/ phosphatidylcholines
  2. ethanolamine/ phosphatidylethanolamines
  3. serine/ phosphatidylserines

they are called CEPHALINS

62
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triacylglycerols & glycerophospholipids have different:

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  1. biochemical functions
  2. polarity
63
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  • can be seen in the brain and lungs.
  • have function in blood coagulation.
  • are soluble in methanol & ethanol.
  • function as components of cell membranes.
  • polar
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Glycerophospholipids

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  • energy storage molecules
  • non-polar
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Triacylglycerols

65
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  • 18-carbon monounsaturated amino-dialcohol sphingosine.
  • 1 FA + 1 phosphate group attached to Sphingosine.
  • Alcohol attached to phosphate group.
  • Saponifiable lipids

  • the alcohol esterified to the phosphate group is choline are called
  • found at the gray-matter
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SPINGOPHOSPHOLIPIDS

sphingomyelins

66
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  • found in all cell membranes
  • important structural components of the myelin sheath of neurons
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SPHINGOMYELINS

67
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Contains both a fatty acid and carbohydrate

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Sphingoglycolipids

68
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  • Simple sphingoglycolipids
  • found in the white matter
  • contains a single monosaccharide unit - either glucose or galactose
  • occur primarily in brain (7% of dry mass)
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Cerebrosides

69
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  • Complex sphingoglycolipids
  • branched chain of up to seven monosaccharide residues
  • found in the gray matter & in the myelin sheath
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Gangliosides

70
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  • third major type of membrane lipid
  • Lipids: Fused Rings
  • C27 steroid molecule
  • Important in human cell membranes, nerve tissue and brain tissue

is a lipid whose structure is based on a fused ring system of three 6 carbon rings and one 5 carbon ring.

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CHOLESTEROL

steroid

71
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  • synthesized in the liver at least 1 g everyday.
  • synthesis decrease if it is ingested but reduction is not sufficient.
  • Leads to cardiovascular disease.
A

CHOLESTEROL

Animal Food: Lot of cholesterol
Plant Food: No cholesterol

72
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  • surrounded by plasma membranes
  • Separates aqueous interior of a cell from the aqueous environment
  • 80% of plasma membrane is lipid material

membranes are lipid bilayer made up of…

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CELLS

phospholipids
- Nonpolar tails: middle
- Polar heads: surface

73
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liquid like structure due to unsaturation in lipid tails

74
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Plasma Membrane components:

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  • cholesterol
  • protein
75
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  • helps regulate membrane fluidity
  • make it rigid
  • acts a membrane plasticizer

  • fused ring system does nor allow rotation of fatty acid tails in the vicinity
  • Fits between fatty acid chains of the lipid bilayer
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CHOLESTEROL

76
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  • for moving substances (nutrients & electrolytes)
  • Receptors for hormones and neurotransmitters
  • Act as markers (for recognition of different cells)
77
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Lipids with proteins are?

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non-polar lipids

78
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  • protein part of the lipoprotein
  • held together by non-covalent force
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APOPROTEIN/
APOLIPOPROTEIN

79
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  • tri- or dihydroxy cholesterol derivatives
  • carbon 17 side chain of cholesterol has been oxidized to a carboxylic acid

  • oxidized acid side chain is bonded to an amino acid
    (either glycine or taurine) through an amide linkage
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BILE ACIDS

80
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  • secreted by the liver
  • stored in the gallbladder
  • released into the small intestine

hormone that signals the bile acids to release

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BILE ACIDS

cholecystokinin

81
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primary bile acids and end products of cholesterol catabolism

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cholic acid
chenodeoxycholic acid

82
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  • produced by a ductless gland [endocrine gland]
  • a messenger function.
  • means of communication between various tissues
  • are lipids
83
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lipids that play the role of “chemical messengers”

  1. cholesterol derivatives
  2. arachidonic acid derivatives
A
  1. steroid hormones
  2. eicanosoids
84
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two major classes of steroid hormones:

  1. control reproduction and secondary sex characteristics
  2. control numerous biochemical processes in the body.
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  1. sex hormones
  2. adrenocorticoid hormones
85
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three major groups of sex hormones:

  1. female sex hormones
  2. male sex hormones
  3. pregnancy hormones
A
  1. Estrogens
  2. Androgens
  3. Progestins
86
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  • produced by the adrenal glands

small organs located on top of each kidney

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ADRENOCORTICOID HORMONES

adrenal glands/ suprarenal gland

87
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Two types of adrenocorticoid hormones:

A
  1. mineralocorticoids/ G zone
  2. glucocorticouds/ F zone
88
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control the balance of Na and K ions in cells

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Mineralocorticoids

89
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control glucose metabolism and counteract inflammation

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Glucocorticoids

90
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  • local hormone
  • arachidonic derivates
  • 20 carbon atoms:4 doubles bonds
  • hormone-like molecules
  • very short life
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Eicosanoids

91
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Physiological effects of eicosanoids:

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  1. inflammatory responses
  2. pain & fever production
  3. regulates BP
  4. induction of blood clotting
  5. controL reproductive functions (induction of labor)
  6. regulation of sleep/ wake cycle (itigil mo na, Eicosanoids sa katawan ko T^TXD)
92
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THREE PRINCIPLE TYPES of Eicosanoids:

carbohydrate: prostonoic

A
  1. Prostaglandins
  2. Thromboxanes
  3. Leukotriens

C20-fatty-acids

93
Q
  • cyclopentaine ring + oxygen-containing functional groups
  • prevented by aspirin
  • C20-fatty acid derivatives
A

Prostoglandins

94
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physiological effects of prostaglandins:

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  1. increases body temp. [fever]
  2. secretion of gastric juices
  3. secretion of protective mucus layer
  4. relaxation & contraction of smooth muscles
  5. directs water & electrolyte balance
  6. intensifies pain
  7. enhances inflammation responses
95
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  • cyclic ether + oxygen-containing functional groups
  • C20-fatty acid derivatives
  • promote platelet aggregation
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Thromboxanes

96
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  • conjugated doubles bonds + hydroxy groups
  • C20-fatty acids
  • promote inflammatory & hypersensitivity (allergy) responses
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Leukotrienes

97
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monoester of a long-chain fatty acid and a long-chain alcohol.

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biological wax

98
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  • Generally are saturated fatty acids
  • Contain 14 to 36 carbon atoms.
A

fatty acids found in biological waxes

99
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  • May be saturated or unsaturated
  • May contain 16 to 30 carbon atoms
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alcohols found in biological waxes

100
Q

Biological waxes are water-insoluble and water-repellent because of ____.

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long nonpolar hydrocarbon chains

101
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Function of biological waxes

A
  1. protection
  2. water repellency
  3. feather water-repellent
  4. minimizes loss of body heat
  5. plants coat
  6. prevent excessive evaporation
  7. protect agains parasite attack

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