POLYENOIC FATTY ACIDS These fatty acids (also called polyunsaturated fatty acids, PUFA) have 2 or more cis double bonds which are the […]
MONOTERPENES They are the terpenes that have been known for several centuries as components of the fragrant oils obtained from leaves, […]
MINOR VEGETAL OILS On account of their nutritional and industrial importance, some vegetable oils have been extensively studied and we give below a […]
VEGETAL BUTTERS AND MARGARINE Several exotic "butters" (as cacao butter) are mainly used as cosmetic lipids to regulate epidermal growth, to cure skin […]
HYDROXY ACIDS The hydroxyl group(s) may occur at various positions in the carbon chain which can be saturated or monoenoic. Some polyhydroxy fatty […]
MONOENOIC FATTY ACIDS In his classic studies on fatty acids from pork fat, Chevreul (1823) recognized the nature of oleic acid but it […]
STEROIDS Steroids form an important group of compounds based on the fundamental saturated tetracyclic hydrocarbon : 1,2-cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene (sterane or gonane). […]
STEROLS Sterols may be found either as free sterols, acylated (sterol esters), alkylated (steryl alkyl ethers), sulfated (sterol sulfate), or linked to a […]
POLYENOIC FATTY ACIDS These fatty acids (also called polyunsaturated fatty acids, PUFA) have 2 or more cis double bonds which are the […]
MONOACYLGLYCEROLS These lipids (known also as monoglycerides) are fatty acid monoesters of glycerol and thus, due to the orientation of that molecule, two […]