STEROIDS Steroids form an important group of compounds based on the fundamental saturated tetracyclic hydrocarbon : 1,2-cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene (sterane or gonane). […]
DIACYLGLYCEROLS These lipids (known also as diglycerides) are fatty acid diesters of glycerol and occur in two isomeric forms: R and R’ are […]
HALOGENATED FATTY ACIDS This page is intended as a comprehensive and rapid survey of fatty acids possessing carbonâhalogen covalent bonds, […]
ARSONOLIPIDS Arsonolipids are synthesized lipids (Tsivgoulis GM et al., Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon 1991, 57, 189) which have novel characteristics compared with phospholipids […]
MONOTERPENES They are the terpenes that have been known for several centuries as components of the fragrant oils obtained from leaves, […]
GLYCOSIDES OF FATTY ALCOHOLS These alkyl glycosides are composed of a glycosyl moiety (one or several units) […]
HYDROXY ACIDS The hydroxyl group(s) may occur at various positions in the carbon chain which can be saturated or monoenoic. Some polyhydroxy fatty […]
STEROLS Sterols may be found either as free sterols, acylated (sterol esters), alkylated (steryl alkyl ethers), sulfated (sterol sulfate), or linked to a […]
GLYCOLIPIDS BASED ON GLYCEROL These lipids consist of a mono- or oligosaccharide moiety linked glycosidically to the hydroxyl group of glycerol which may […]
OILS USED IN DIETETICS, COSMETICS, AND LIPOCHEMISTRY Some plant oils are used extensively in nutrition, cosmetics and lipochemistry: Avocado pear (Persea americana, Lauracae). […]