topic 5- lipids

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lipids

a diverse group of organic macromolecules defined by being nonpolar and hydrophobic (water-fearing).are not true polymers made of repeating monomers, though many are built from smaller subunits like glycerol and fatty acids

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fats

large, nonpolar, hydrophobic macromolecules built from one glycerol molecule joined to three fatty acid tails via dehydration synthesis

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fatty acid

is a long hydrocarbon chain with a carboxyl group (-COOH) at one end

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phospholipid

an amphipathic lipid molecule made of a glycerol backbone, two hydrophobic fatty acid tails, and a hydrophilic phosphate-linked head group