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LIPIDS CLASSIFICATION

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Simple Lipids
- Fatty Acid + Alcohol
- Triglyceride/Triacylglycerol/Neutral Fat
  - Fatty Acid + Glycerol
  - Fats
  - Oils
- Waxes
  - Fatty Acid + Cetyl Alcohol
Complex/Compound Lipids
- Fatty Acid + Alcohol + Other Groups
- Phopholipids
  - Glycerophospholipids
    - Fatty Acid + Glycerol + Phosphate + Nitrogeous Base
      - Lecithin
      - Cephalin
        Found in cell membrane especially brain
  - Sphingophospholipids
    - Fatty Acid + Sphingosine + Phosphate + Nitrogenous Base
      - Sphingomyelin
        Found in membranous myelin sheath that surronds the nerve cell axon
- Glycolipids/Glycosphingolipids
  - Fatty Acid + Sphingosine + Carbohydrate + Nitrogenous Base
    - Cerebrosides
    - Gangliosides
- Lipoproteins
  - Lipids + Proteins
    - Very Low Density Lipoproteins - VLDL
      - Low Density Lipoproteins - LDL
        High Density Lipoproteins - HDL
Derived Lipids
- Derivatives obtained by hydrolysis of Simple and Compound Lipids
  - Fatty Acids
    - Glycerol and other alcohols
      - Monoglyceride
        Diglyceride
        Lipids Soluble Vitamins
        Steroids
        Hormones - Aldosterone, Cortisol
        Cholestrol
        Contains no fatty acids
        Vitamin A, D, E, K
        Ketone Bodies
        Hydrocarbons
Miscellaneous Lipids
- Compounds possessing characteristics of lipids
  - Carotenoids
    - Terpenes

Description: Mind Map on LIPIDS CLASSIFICATION, created by Grim Jogezai on 10/11/2019.
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