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 […]
GLYCOSIDES OF FATTY ACIDS, ALCOHOLS OR AMINO ALCOHOLS A great number of simple glycolipids are found in bacteria, yeasts and […]
LIPOAMINO ACIDS : N-ACYL and ESTER DERIVATIVES of AMINO ACIDS Several types of derivatives are known according to their amino acid moiety: 1 […]
SECONDARY PEROXIDATION PRODUCTS FROM FATTY ACIDS OR MORE COMPLEX LIPIDS The majority of chain-cleavage products formed from monohydroperoxides are molecules belonging mainly to […]
PROSTAGLANDINS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS LIPOXYGENASE PRODUCTS Although the oxidation (bleaching) of carotenoids has long been recognized as a property of […]
PROSTANOIDS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS A large number of fatty acid derivatives often present in tiny concentrations were discovered to have profound effects on […]
HYDROXY ACIDS The hydroxyl group(s) may occur at various positions in the carbon chain which can be saturated or monoenoic. Some polyhydroxy fatty […]
FATTY ACIDS Carboxylic acids occur in many molecular forms. At first It must be recalled that if the majority of the […]
MONOTERPENES They are the terpenes that have been known for several centuries as components of the fragrant oils obtained from leaves, […]