Lipids: structure and classification: Difference between revisions

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Lipids.

Fatty acids.-
- , a saturated 16 carbon fatty acid. Look its , an its .
- , a monounsaturated 18 carbon fatty acid. Most monounsaturated natural fatty acids are .
- , a polyunsaturated 18 carbon fatty acid. con with cis configuration.
- , another polyunsaturated 18 carbon fatty acid with
Saponifiables lipids.-
- .- Zoom on .
- Waxes.- for instance .
- .- lipids composed of , , and a polar compound like .
- Sphingolipids.- all o them include in their structure the amino alcohol . Sphingosine bind to a fatty acid to yield , the common structural feature of all sphingolipids.
Unsaponifiable lipids.-
- Terpenes.- they are polymers of the 5 carbon unsaturated hydrocarbon named (2-methyl-1,3 butadiene). Some terpenes are , , , , and .
- Steroids.- Some steroids are , and . is also a steroid.
- Eicosanoids.- They are derived from unsaturated 20 carbon fatty acid named . are a class of eicosanoids.

Molecular models in this page were created or modificated from pdb files by Alejandro Porto using the tool JSME Molecular Editor [1]

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 *'''Unsaponifiable lipids'''.-
 **'''Terpenes'''.- they are polymers of the 5 carbon unsaturated hydrocarbon named <scene name='60/603296/Isopreno/2'>isopreno</scene> (2-methyl-1,3 butadiene). Some terpenes are <scene name='60/603296/Bcaroten/2'>beta-carotene</scene>, <scene name='60/603296/Licopeno/1'>lycopene</scene>, <scene name='60/603296/Geraniol/2'>geraniol</scene>, <scene name='60/603296/Resveratrol/1'>resveratrol</scene>, and <scene name='60/603296/Thc/1'>tetrahydrocannabinol</scene>.
-**'''Steroids'''.- Some steroids are <scene name='60/603296/Colesterol/1'>cholesterol</scene>, <scene name='60/603296/Testosterona/1'>testosterone</scene> y <scene name='60/603296/Estradiol/1'>estradiol</scene>). <scene name='72/721496/Vitaminad/1'>vitamin D</scene> is also a steroid.
+**'''Steroids'''.- Some steroids are <scene name='60/603296/Colesterol/1'>cholesterol</scene>, <scene name='60/603296/Testosterona/1'>testosterone</scene> and <scene name='60/603296/Estradiol/1'>estradiol</scene>. <scene name='72/721496/Vitaminad/1'>vitamin D</scene> is also a steroid.
 **'''Eicosanoids'''.- They are derived from unsaturated 20 carbon fatty acid named <scene name='72/721496/Araquidonico/1'>arachidonic acid</scene>. <scene name='72/721496/Prostaglandinas/2'>Prostaglandins</scene> are a class of eicosanoids.