lipids

Thursday, November 11, 2021 2:01 PM

fats - serves as thermal insulator against cold

- around kidney serve as a padding against injury
- source of energy for man like carbohydrates (preserved source of energy)
- ideal form for storing energy in the human body compared to
carbohydrates and proteins
lipids - structural components of cell membrane and nervous tissue
- aka fats
- all lipids are hydrophobic — fear of water or water-fearing (ex. oil - di
magmimix sa water)
- building block: fatty acids
- CHOP (carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus) — sa phospholipid lang may
phosphorus
- long hydrocarbon chain

saturated fats - full of hydrogen

- all single bonds
- solid in form
- all c bonded to h
- no c=c double bonds

unsaturated - liquid form

- at least one c=c double bonds
- plant & fish fats
- vegetable oils
- not full of hydrogen

Two types of unsaturated fats

a. cis - hydrogen are on the same side; parehas nasa taas or nasa baba
b. trans fats - hydrogen are on opposite sides

Four types of lipids

1. Triglycerides - most common; 3 fatty acid + glycerol
• tatlong water molecule yung narerelease

2. Phospholipids - found in cell membrane; dual personality

tail = hydrophobic — water fearing
head = hydrophilic — water loving
• forms phospholipid bilayer

3. Steroids - ex: cholesterol

- 4 fused C rings — different steroids created by attaching different
functional groups to rings
4. Waxes - waterproofing in plants
- earwax