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LIPIDS :hamburger: (WAXES (Sources + Functions (Plankon :arrow_right:…
LIPIDS :hamburger:
FATTY ACIDS
Properties
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Structure
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Non - polar hydrocarbon chains :arrow_right: long chains :arrow_right: less = bond :arrow_right: poor Solubility.
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Classes
Fermentation/ hydrogenation :arrow_right: Trans FA :arrow_right: rise LDL level and reduce HDL level :arrow_right: Cancers.
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BACKGROUND
Properties
Insolublein water, soluble in fat solvents
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Functions
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Lipoproteim & phospholipids (cell wall & mitochondria constistuents) :arrow_right: Structural component, enzyme cofactor, e carriers, pigment.
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Contained in vitamins A, D, E, K
Hormones, growth factors :arrow_right: Signals
Enzymes, transfer sugar :arrow_right: Cofactor
Vitamines A, D, E, K :arrow_right: Pigment
WAXES
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Sources + Functions
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Lanolin (lamb's wool), beeswax, spermaceti oil :arrow_right: pharmaceutical, cosmetic products.
TRIACYLGLYCEROLS
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Properties
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Soluble in bezene, chloroform, ether and hot alcohol
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Sources
Body fat :arrow_right: good insulation :arrow_right: under skin, abdominal cavity, mamary glands
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Examples
Sperm whale
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Stay deeper :arrow_right: Rise density :arrow_right: Spermaceti condense :arrow_right: crystallize at 31oC
Stay above :arrow_right:reduce density :arrow_right:Spermaceti melts and warm :arrow_right: liquid at 37oC
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Eicosanoids
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Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) :arrow_right: convert arachidonate to prostagladins and thromboxanes
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