Lipids and Fatty Acids

A collection of vocabulary flashcards summarizing key terms related to lipids and fatty acids from the lecture notes.

Lipids

A group of compounds that are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents.

Fatty Acids

Carboxylic acids with long aliphatic tails, which can be saturated or unsaturated.

A group of compounds with long hydrocarbon chain and carboxylic acid group.

PUFA (Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid)

two or more double bonds.

MUFA (Monounsaturated Fatty Acid)

Fatty acids that contain one double bond.

Trans Fatty Acid

The carbons linked with double bonds have hydrogen in different directions.

Triacylglycerol

3 fatty acid molecules linked to one glycerol

Saponification

A fatty acid or triglyceride reacts with a base to form salts of fatty acids

Phosphoglyceride

2 fatty acid molecules are attached to the membrane lipids