Types of Lipids (and their main subparts)

Identify the main structures of lipids, along with the subparts of that lipid type

Fatty Acid

CH3(CH2)nCOOH

Triglycerides or Triacylglycerols

Glycerophospholipids

where x is an amino alcohol

Sphingolipids

(ceramide) + (PO4- + Amino Alcohol)

Ceramide

Sphingosine

Glycosphingolipids

Ceramides with one or more sugars in beta-glycosidic linkage at the 1-hydroxyl group

Cerebrosides

Glycosphingolipids with one sugar

Gangliosides

Glycosphingolipids with 3 or more sugars, one of which is a sialic acid

Waxes

fatty acid + fatty alcohol

Eicosanoids

(Arachidonic acid)

Steroids

isoprene-based, with three 6-membered rings and one 5-membered ring fused together

Isoprene

Saturated fatty acid

no double bonds

Unsaturated fatty acids

contains double bonds