POLYENOIC FATTY ACIDS These fatty acids (also called polyunsaturated fatty acids, PUFA) have 2 or more cis double bonds which are the […]
FATTY ALCOHOLS Aliphatic alcohols occur naturally in free form (component of the cuticular lipids) but more usually in esterified (wax esters) or […]
PROSTANOIDS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS A large number of fatty acid derivatives often present in tiny concentrations were discovered to have profound effects on […]
HYDROCARBONS These compounds form the simplest form of lipids, they contain only carbon and hydrogen. They may be divided into aliphatic hydrocarbons with […]
POLYENOIC FATTY ACIDS These fatty acids (also called polyunsaturated fatty acids, PUFA) have 2 or more cis double bonds which are the […]
DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS Although the dicarboxylic acids do not occur in appreciable amounts as components of animal or vegetal lipids, they are in general […]
PROSTAGLANDINS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS LIPOXYGENASE PRODUCTS Although the oxidation (bleaching) of carotenoids has long been recognized as a property of […]
WAXES AND OTHER ESTERS Waxes is a general term used to refer to the mixture of long-chain apolar lipids forming a protective coating […]
SESQUITERPENES Sesquiterpenoids are defined as the group of 15 carbon compounds derived by the assembly of 3 isoprenoid units and they […]
HYDROXY ACIDS The hydroxyl group(s) may occur at various positions in the carbon chain which can be saturated or monoenoic. Some polyhydroxy fatty […]