FATTY ALCOHOLS Aliphatic alcohols occur naturally in free form (component of the cuticular lipids) but more usually in esterified (wax esters) or […]
GLYCOSIDES OF FATTY ALCOHOLS These alkyl glycosides are composed of a glycosyl moiety (one or several units) […]
STEROIDS Steroids form an important group of compounds based on the fundamental saturated tetracyclic hydrocarbon : 1,2-cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene (sterane or gonane). […]
BIODIESEL WHAT IS BIODIESEL ? Biodiesel (or biofuel) is the name for a variety of ester-based fuels (fatty esters) generally defined as […]
HYDROCARBONS These compounds form the simplest form of lipids, they contain only carbon and hydrogen. They may be divided into aliphatic hydrocarbons with […]
DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS Although the dicarboxylic acids do not occur in appreciable amounts as components of animal or vegetal lipids, they are in general […]
Serine glycerophospholipids The main component of this group is a diacyl form: 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-L-serine or phosphatidylserine. It is the only amino acid-containing glycerophospholipid […]
HYDROCARBONS These compounds form the simplest form of lipids, they contain only carbon and hydrogen. They may be divided into aliphatic hydrocarbons with […]
OILS USED IN DIETETICS, COSMETICS, AND LIPOCHEMISTRY Some plant oils are used extensively in nutrition, cosmetics and lipochemistry: Avocado pear (Persea americana, Lauracae). […]
HYDROCARBONS These compounds form the simplest form of lipids, they contain only carbon and hydrogen. They may be divided into aliphatic hydrocarbons with […]