Lipids

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Lipids contain three main elements
Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen
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Lipids consist of two types of molecules
Glycerol head and Fatty Acid tail
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1 FUNCTION OF A LIPID:
Energy source, can be respired to make ATP and stored in adipose cells
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ANOTHER FUNCTION OF A LIPID:
Insulation, such as blubber in whales, and electrical insulation around nerve cells.
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What is glycerols structure?
3 Carbon Atoms, each has an OH group attached
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What is the structure of a Fatty acid?
Fatty acid chains are hydrocarbons with carboxyl chains on one end
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What do fatty acids control?
This allows fluidity to be controlled depending on the number of saturated and unsaturated chains.
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Whats the structure of an unsaturated bond?
Unsaturated (single C-C bond)
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Whats the structure of an saturated bond?
-Saturated (one double C=C bond)
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Whats the structure of triglyceride?
Glycerol + 3 Fatty acid chains
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How are ester bonds form?
A Condensation reaction between OH group of glycerol and OH group of the fatty acid.
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Triglycerides are
Hydrophobic (insoluble).
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What is the structure of a Phospholipid?
Glycerol + 2 Fatty acid chains + Phosphate group
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Triglycerides have a ? head and ?tail
Phosphate head = hydrophilic and a Fatty acid chain = hydrophobic.
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1 FUNCTION OF A LIPID:

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