WAXES AND OTHER ESTERS Waxes is a general term used to refer to the mixture of long-chain apolar lipids forming a protective coating […]
VITAMIN K1 (PHYLLOQUINONE) The existence of the vitamin K group was discovered by H. Dam (Biochim. Zeitschr. 1929, 215, 475) in studying cholesterol […]
POLYENOIC FATTY ACIDS These fatty acids (also called polyunsaturated fatty acids, PUFA) have 2 or more cis double bonds which are the […]
WAXES AND OTHER ESTERS Waxes is a general term used to refer to the mixture of long-chain apolar lipids forming a protective coating […]
PHOSPHOGLYCERIDES This group of complex lipids, named also phosphatides, are present in all cell membranes and may be classified into several sub-groups […]
MONOENOIC FATTY ACIDS In his classic studies on fatty acids from pork fat, Chevreul (1823) recognized the nature of oleic acid but it […]
SESTERTERPENES They are derived from geranylfarnesol pyrophosphate and have 25 carbon atoms (the sester- prefix means half to three, i.e. two and […]
HYDROCARBONS These compounds form the simplest form of lipids, they contain only carbon and hydrogen. They may be divided into aliphatic hydrocarbons with […]
LIPID QUINONES Lipid quinones are important compounds found in all aerobic organisms, plants and animals, they intervene as cofactors in various enzymatic reactions […]
MAIN WORLD SOURCES OF OILS Around the world, it must be noticed that about 140 million tons of vegetal oils were produced in […]