HYDROXY ACIDS The hydroxyl group(s) may occur at various positions in the carbon chain which can be saturated or monoenoic. Some polyhydroxy fatty […]
OILS USED IN DIETETICS, COSMETICS, AND LIPOCHEMISTRY Some plant oils are used extensively in nutrition, cosmetics and lipochemistry: Avocado pear (Persea americana, Lauracae). […]
SESQUITERPENES Sesquiterpenoids are defined as the group of 15 carbon compounds derived by the assembly of 3 isoprenoid units and they […]
HYDROXY ACIDS The hydroxyl group(s) may occur at various positions in the carbon chain which can be saturated or monoenoic. Some polyhydroxy fatty […]
DITERPENES They have 20 carbon atoms and are derived from geranylgeraniol pyrophosphate. They are of fungal or plant origin and are found […]
VITAMIN D The Nobel Nobel prize for chemistry for 1928 was awarded to Adolf Windaus "for his studies on the constitution […]
DIACYLGLYCEROLS These lipids (known also as diglycerides) are fatty acid diesters of glycerol and occur in two isomeric forms: R and R’ are […]
DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS Although the dicarboxylic acids do not occur in appreciable amounts as components of animal or vegetal lipids, they are in general […]
PROSTAGLANDINS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS LIPOXYGENASE PRODUCTS Although the oxidation (bleaching) of carotenoids has long been recognized as a property of […]
FATTY ALCOHOLS Aliphatic alcohols occur naturally in free form (component of the cuticular lipids) but more usually in esterified (wax esters) or […]