CHEMIC

AL
COMPOSI
TION IN
A CELL
LIPIDS
• NATURALLY
OCCURING
HYDROPHOBIC
COMPOUNDS FOUND IN
PLANT AND ANIMAL
TISSUES
Type of lipids
• MADE UP OF
✅Fats
CARBON,HYDROGEN
AND OXYGEN
✅Waxes
ELEMENTS
✅Phospholipids
✅Steroids
 FATS AND OILS ARE
TRIGLYCERIDES
• formed from the condensation of one glycerol
molecule with three molecules of fatty acids

FATS • trylycerides can be hydrolysed again into

fatty acids and glycerol through hydrolysis
• glycerols are a type of three carbon alcohol
that contain three hydroxyl groups
 FATTY ACIDS

Similarities
• Consist of
Saturated carbon,hydrogen and Unsaturated
oxygen elements
fatty acids • Contain glycerol and
fatty acids
fatty acids
• Contain nonpolar
molecule
WHATS THE
DIFFERENCE?

Source : Source:
Butter Olive
Animal Fat Fish OIl
 WAX
• contains one molecule of alcohol that Combines
with another molecule of fatty acid and

Phospholipid waterproof

• A major component of plasma membranes

• made up of one molecule of glycerol that combines with two
molecules of fatty acid and one group of phosphate

Steroids
• Do not contain fatty
Example:acids
Cholesterol ,Testosterone , Estrogen ,Progesterone
Importance of lipids in cells
• Fats function as reserved energy for animals and also a liner to
protect internal organs and act as a heat insulator for animals

• Waxes are an important component cuticles that cover the

epidermis of leaves and sebum secreted by our skin

• Glycolipid is to ensure the stability of the plasma membrane

and to help in the cell identification process

• Cholesterol isimportant in steroid hormone synthesis

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y o u !