DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS Although the dicarboxylic acids do not occur in appreciable amounts as components of animal or vegetal lipids, they are in general […]
PHENOLIC LIPIDS There are essentially two types of phenolic lipid, those in which the side-chain is isoprenoid, as in a-tocopherol, and […]
FATTY ALCOHOLS Aliphatic alcohols occur naturally in free form (component of the cuticular lipids) but more usually in esterified (wax esters) or […]
POLYENOIC FATTY ACIDS These fatty acids (also called polyunsaturated fatty acids, PUFA) have 2 or more cis double bonds which are the […]
HYDROXY ACIDS The hydroxyl group(s) may occur at various positions in the carbon chain which can be saturated or monoenoic. Some polyhydroxy fatty […]
PROSTAGLANDINS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS LIPOXYGENASE PRODUCTS Although the oxidation (bleaching) of carotenoids has long been recognized as a property of […]
CHOLESTEROL PEROXIDATION Cholesterol has been exploited with great advantage to detect any oxidation process in cell membranes. In contrast with unsaturated fatty acids, […]
WAXES AND OTHER ESTERS Waxes is a general term used to refer to the mixture of long-chain apolar lipids forming a protective coating […]
WAXES AND OTHER ESTERS Waxes is a general term used to refer to the mixture of long-chain apolar lipids forming a protective coating […]
Choline glycerophospholipids The main component of this group is the diacyl derivative: 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine or phosphatidylcholine or lecithin. R1 and R2 are identical or […]