Glycosides of fatty acids with a O-glycosyl link and an ester link Ustilagic acid is a cellobiose lipid produced by […]
HYDROXY ACIDS The hydroxyl group(s) may occur at various positions in the carbon chain which can be saturated or monoenoic. Some polyhydroxy fatty […]
PHENOLIC LIPIDS There are essentially two types of phenolic lipid, those in which the side-chain is isoprenoid, as in a-tocopherol, and […]
HYDROCARBONS These compounds form the simplest form of lipids, they contain only carbon and hydrogen. They may be divided into aliphatic hydrocarbons with […]
DITERPENES They have 20 carbon atoms and are derived from geranylgeraniol pyrophosphate. They are of fungal or plant origin and are found […]
FATTY ALCOHOLS Aliphatic alcohols occur naturally in free form (component of the cuticular lipids) but more usually in esterified (wax esters) or […]
FATTY ACIDS Carboxylic acids occur in many molecular forms. At first It must be recalled that if the majority of the […]
VITAMIN A Vitamin A is a generic term which designates any compound possessing the biological activity of retinol, the animal form of […]
VITAMIN A Vitamin A is a generic term which designates any compound possessing the biological activity of retinol, the animal form of […]
VITAMIN A Vitamin A is a generic term which designates any compound possessing the biological activity of retinol, the animal form of […]