LIPIDS

LIPIDS

By definition, lipids are water-

insoluble biomolecules that are highly
soluble in organic solvents such as
chloroform
 lIPIDS
•  FATTY ACIDS
•  TRIACYLGLICEROLS
•  PHOSPOGLICERIDES
•  SPHINGOLIPIDS
•  STEROIDS
•  PROSTAGLANDINS AND LEUCOTRIENS
FATTY ACIDS
 phosphoglyceride
A phosphoglyceride consists of a glycerol
backbone to which two fatty acid chains
 phosphatidate
(diacylglycerol 3-phosphate)
 phosphoglycerides

The major phosphoglycerides are derived from phosphatidate by the

formation of an ester bond between the phosphate group of phosphatidate
and
the hydroxyl group of one of several alcohols.
Structures of sphingosine and sphingomyelin
MEMBRANE PHOSPOLIPIDS
CELL MEMBRANE
bacteriorhodopsin.