MONOACYLGLYCEROLS These lipids (known also as monoglycerides) are fatty acid monoesters of glycerol and thus, due to the orientation of that molecule, two […]
DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS Although the dicarboxylic acids do not occur in appreciable amounts as components of animal or vegetal lipids, they are in general […]
SECONDARY PEROXIDATION PRODUCTS FROM FATTY ACIDS OR MORE COMPLEX LIPIDS The majority of chain-cleavage products formed from monohydroperoxides are molecules belonging mainly to […]
PHENOLIC LIPIDS There are essentially two types of phenolic lipid, those in which the side-chain is isoprenoid, as in a-tocopherol, and […]
MONOENOIC FATTY ACIDS In his classic studies on fatty acids from pork fat, Chevreul (1823) recognized the nature of oleic acid but it […]
GLYCOSIDES OF AMINO ALCOHOLS While sphingolipids from animals and plants have a sphingoid base as common feature, some […]
MONOTERPENES They are the terpenes that have been known for several centuries as components of the fragrant oils obtained from leaves, […]
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 […]
ALKYL KETONES Ketones with various chain lengths are widely found in nature where they contribute to the flavors and odors in animals […]