SESTERTERPENES They are derived from geranylfarnesol pyrophosphate and have 25 carbon atoms (the sester- prefix means half to three, i.e. two and […]
PHENOLIC LIPIDS There are essentially two types of phenolic lipid, those in which the side-chain is isoprenoid, as in a-tocopherol, and […]
Glycosides of fatty acids with a O-glycosyl link and an ester link Ustilagic acid is a cellobiose lipid produced by […]
Glycosides of fatty acids with a O-glycosyl link and an ester link Ustilagic acid is a cellobiose lipid produced by […]
MONOENOIC FATTY ACIDS In his classic studies on fatty acids from pork fat, Chevreul (1823) recognized the nature of oleic acid but it […]
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 […]
MONOENOIC FATTY ACIDS In his classic studies on fatty acids from pork fat, Chevreul (1823) recognized the nature of oleic acid but it […]
DIACYLGLYCEROLS These lipids (known also as diglycerides) are fatty acid diesters of glycerol and occur in two isomeric forms: R and R’ are […]
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 […]