LIPIDS!

LIPIDS!

1. Functions

2. Most common FA features

3. Nomenclature

4. Physical Properties:TRENDS

5. Triacylglycerol (TAG)

   • 3 Advantages

6. Wax: structure and properties

7. Fatty Acids (FA's)

8. Structural/Membrane Lipids

   • 1.Glycerolphospholipids
     • 2.Shingolipids
       • 3.Sterols
         • *Cholesterol
       • Sphingomyelins, Neutral Glycolipids(Cerebrosides & Globosides), & Gangliosides
       • Biological Functions

9. Storage Lipids

10. Backbone: glycerol or sphingosine

11. Degradation:Phospholipid & Sphingolipid

12. Signals, Coenzymes, & Pigments

    • Phosphatidylinositol
    • Eicosanoids
    • Vitamins: A,D,E,K

13. Other biologically important lipid derivatives

    • Warfarin
    • Ubiquinone
    • Dolichols