Lipids: Flashcards

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Lipids:

Examples

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fats, oils, waxes

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Lipids:

Sources in foods

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avocados, vegetable oils, fatty meats, butter, cheese, egg yolks, peanuts

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Lipids:

Uses

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Stored energy

(sometimes other uses - cell membranes are made of lipids, so are some hormones)

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Lipids:

monomer/building block/subunit - the smaller parts it is made of

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fatty acids

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Lipids:

Elements

(which CHNOPS?)

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CHO

(Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen)

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Lipids:

Structure

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fatty acids attached to another molecule that contains O called glycerol