Lipids: structure and classification

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Lipids.
  • Fatty acids.-
    • , a saturated 16 carbon fatty acid. Look its , an its .
    • , a monounsaturated 16 carbon fatty acid. Most monounsaturated natural fatty acids are .
    • , a polyunsaturated 16 carbon fatty acid. con with cis configuration.
    • , another polyunsaturated 16 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 , y ). is also a steroid.
    • Icosanoides.- Son lípidos que derivan de la ciclación, entre los carbonos 8 y 12, y porterior oxidación del ácido graso poliinsaturado de 20 carbonos denominado . Existen diferentes tipos de icosanoides, como los tromboxanos, los leucotrienos y las . Tienen funciones de naturaleza hormonal y reguladora coordinando distintos tipos de procesos en el organismo. En particular las prostaglandinas participan en el control de la respuesta inflamatoria en los tejidos animales.


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