HYDROCARBONS These compounds form the simplest form of lipids, they contain only carbon and hydrogen. They may be divided into aliphatic hydrocarbons with […]
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 […]
PROSTANOIDS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS A large number of fatty acid derivatives often present in tiny concentrations were discovered to have profound effects on […]
POLYENOIC FATTY ACIDS These fatty acids (also called polyunsaturated fatty acids, PUFA) have 2 or more cis double bonds which are the […]
MONOENOIC FATTY ACIDS In his classic studies on fatty acids from pork fat, Chevreul (1823) recognized the nature of oleic acid but it […]
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 […]
DIACYLGLYCEROLS These lipids (known also as diglycerides) are fatty acid diesters of glycerol and occur in two isomeric forms: R and R’ are […]
PHOSPHOGLYCERIDES This group of complex lipids, named also phosphatides, are present in all cell membranes and may be classified into several sub-groups […]
AMINO COMPOUND-CONTAINING LIPIDS Amino acid-containing lipids Acyl carnitines Dopamine-containing lipids 5-HT containing lipids Aminoalcohol-containing lipids Urea-containing lipids A – AMINO ACID-CONTAINING […]