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LIPIDS
REACTION OF FATS AND OILS
A) Addition reaction
i) Addition of I2
- Soap production
SOAPS AND DETERGENTS
Sructure of soaps ( Sodium strearate, Na+ C17H35CO2 -)
cholesterol
ii) Steroid hormones
aldosterone cortisol
estrogen progesterone
testosterone
iii) Bile acids – a cholesterol derived detergent molecule,
that is secreted by the gall-bladder into the intestine to
assist in the absorption of dietary lipids
batrachotoxin digitoxin
B) Vitamins
Vitamin E – tocopherol
Vitamin K = aid in blood clotting
- antioxidant
β-carotene
Chlorophyll a
homework
The uses of cholesterol, steroid hormones,
bile acids, toxins, vitamins and pigments.