MONOACYLGLYCEROLS These lipids (known also as monoglycerides) are fatty acid monoesters of glycerol and thus, due to the orientation of that molecule, two […]
MONOGLYCOSYLCERAMIDES An amide bound between a fatty acid and the amine group of sphingosine or other related amino alcohols gives rise to […]
FATTY ALCOHOLS Aliphatic alcohols occur naturally in free form (component of the cuticular lipids) but more usually in esterified (wax esters) or […]
MONOTERPENES They are the terpenes that have been known for several centuries as components of the fragrant oils obtained from leaves, […]
WAXES AND OTHER ESTERS Waxes is a general term used to refer to the mixture of long-chain apolar lipids forming a protective coating […]
HYDROCARBONS These compounds form the simplest form of lipids, they contain only carbon and hydrogen. They may be divided into aliphatic hydrocarbons with […]
LIPOAMINO ACIDS : N-ACYL and ESTER DERIVATIVES of AMINO ACIDS Several types of derivatives are known according to their amino acid moiety: 1 […]
Serine glycerophospholipids The main component of this group is a diacyl form: 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-L-serine or phosphatidylserine. It is the only amino acid-containing glycerophospholipid […]
PHOSPHOGLYCERIDES This group of complex lipids, named also phosphatides, are present in all cell membranes and may be classified into several sub-groups […]
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 […]