DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS Although the dicarboxylic acids do not occur in appreciable amounts as components of animal or vegetal lipids, they are in general […]
MONOACYLGLYCEROLS These lipids (known also as monoglycerides) are fatty acid monoesters of glycerol and thus, due to the orientation of that molecule, two […]
GLYCOLIPIDS BASED ON GLYCEROL These lipids consist of a mono- or oligosaccharide moiety linked glycosidically to the hydroxyl group of glycerol which may […]
DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS Although the dicarboxylic acids do not occur in appreciable amounts as components of animal or vegetal lipids, they are in general […]
SEVEN IMPORTANT OILS 1 – Arachis or peanuts seeds reached in the world the mark of 5.2 million tonnes during 2011/12. The main […]
LIPOAMINO ACIDS : N-ACYL and ESTER DERIVATIVES of AMINO ACIDS Several types of derivatives are known according to their amino acid moiety: 1 […]
AMINO COMPOUND-CONTAINING LIPIDS Amino acid-containing lipids Acyl carnitines Dopamine-containing lipids 5-HT containing lipids Aminoalcohol-containing lipids Urea-containing lipids A – AMINO ACID-CONTAINING […]
SESQUITERPENES Sesquiterpenoids are defined as the group of 15 carbon compounds derived by the assembly of 3 isoprenoid units and they […]
SESTERTERPENES They are derived from geranylfarnesol pyrophosphate and have 25 carbon atoms (the sester- prefix means half to three, i.e. two and […]
VEGETAL BUTTERS AND MARGARINE Several exotic "butters" (as cacao butter) are mainly used as cosmetic lipids to regulate epidermal growth, to cure skin […]