Lipids Vs. Carbohydrates

Constituents

• lipids are made up of fatty acids and glyercol (and phosphate groups) (4 molecules), whilst carbohydrates are made up of monosaccharides (thousands)
• lipids have a greater carbon-hydrogen to oxygen ratio

Bonding

• carbohydrates have glycosidic bonds whilst lipids have ester bonds (or phosphodiester)

Produced

• both are produced in the endoplamic reticulum

Energy

• lipids have low mass to higher energy than carbohydrates

Digestion and Absorption

• carbohydrates: broken down by…