Lipids: structure and classification

Lipids. Fatty acids.- , a saturated 16 carbon fatty acid. Notice its , and its . , a monounsaturated 18 carbon fatty acid. Most monounsaturated natural fatty acids are . , a polyunsaturated 18 carbon fatty acid. This fatty acid has with cis configuration. , another polyunsaturated 18 carbon fatty acid with Saponifiable lipids.- .- Zoom on . Waxes.- for instance . .- lipids composed of , , and a polar compound like . Sphingolipids.- all of 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.

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See AlsoSee Also

• Lípidos: estructura y clasificación
• Gramicidin Channel in Lipid Bilayer / Canal de gramicidina en bicapa lipídica (Spanish)
• Lipid bilayers and gramicidin channel includes models of gel and liquid forms of bilayers. / Modelo de bicapa lipídica y canal de gramicidina

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