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| What are the properties of lipids? |
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- Water insoluble, soluble in organic solvents like chloroform-methanol
- exhibit structural heterogeneity
- ionic or polar derivatives of hydrocarbons
- amphipathic (having both polar and non polar ends)
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| Saturated acids end in.... |
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| Unsaturated acids end in... |
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- Palmitoleic
- cis-9-hexadecenoic
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| Where can you find the most occurences of palmitoleic acid? |
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| Where can you find the most occurences of oleic acid? |
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| most common in natural fats |
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| Where can you find the most occurences of Elaidic acid? |
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| Hydrogenated and ruminant fats |
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- Elaidic
- trans-9-Octadecenoic
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- Linoleic
- all-cis-9,12-Octadecadienoic
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| Where can you find the most occurences of linoleic acid? |
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- Corn, peanut, cottonseed, soybean, and many plant oils
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- Gamma-Linolenic
- all-cis-6,9,12-Octadecatrienoic
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| Where can you find the most occurences of gamma-linolenic acid? |
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- Some plants
- minor fatty acid in animals
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- Alpha-Linolenic
- all-cis-9,12,15-Octadecatrienoic
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- Arachidonic
- all-cis-5,8,11,14-Eicosatertraenoic
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| Where can you find the most occurences of arachidonic acid? |
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| What is the main structural difference in PGE and PGF? |
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- PGE has a keto (=O) group at position 9, while PGF has an alcohol (-OH) group at postion 9
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| The notation of E1,E2,E3 on prostoglandins denotes |
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- The number of double bonds on the prostoglandin side chain
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| What is the most abundant natural fat? |
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| Triacylglycerol after acid hydrolysis will yeild |
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| Triacylglycerol after undergoing saponification will yeild. |
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| What are the advantages of having lipids in the -cis form vs. the -trans |
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- Cis: Lowers the melting temp and increases membrane fluidity
- Trans: Causes increased rigidity
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| Cholesterol is the precursor for what? |
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| Where is cholesterol broken down and into what? |
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| What are the fat-soluble vitamins? |
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| Glycerol-phosphate + 2F.A. = |
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| Which alcohols are phosphoglycerides normally esterified with? |
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- Choline
- ethanolamine
- serine
- glycerol
- inositol
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| Another name for phosphatidyl choline |
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| Another name for phosphatidyl ethanolamine |
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| Another name for Diphosphatidylglycerol |
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| Another name for Dipalmitoyl lecithin |
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| Where are cardiolipins found? |
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| Exclusively found in the inner membrane of mitochondria |
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| Another name for Dipalmitoyl lecitin |
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| Where are plasmologens abundant? |
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- Nerve tissue
- Heart tissue
- Erythrocytes
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| What happens when you hydrolyze the 2nd F.A. of a lecitin? |
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| Serine + Palmitoyl-CoA + Vit. B - CO2= |
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| Sialic acid is composed of? |
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- What do gangliosides in cell membranes act as receptors for?
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- Viruses
- Cholera toxin
- Tetanus toxin
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- G= globoside
- D= disialic acid, M=monosialic acid
- 1= 4 sugars (5-n)
- a= different sugar, b= same sugar
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| Accumulation of Sphingolipids |
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| Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD) |
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