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What are lipids?
Fats and oils, soluble in organic, non-polar solvents
True or false? Fats are solid at room temp.
True
True or false? Oils are solid at room temp.
False
What are some of the plant sources of lipids?
Soybean, corn, sunflower, avocado, olive, coconut
What are some of the animal sources of lipids?
Lard, tallow, milk, butter, fish
What is the simplest lipid and what is its general formula?
Fatty acids, R-COOH
How do fatty acids differ?
Length of hydrocarbon tail
Degree of unsaturation
Double bond position
Essentiality
Are most fatty acids CIS or TRANS (in relation to isomerism)?
Most CIS (lower melting point)
What is a glycerol?
Three fatty acids linked together
What two types of molecules link to form an ester?
Glycerols and fatty acids