HYDROXY ACIDS The hydroxyl group(s) may occur at various positions in the carbon chain which can be saturated or monoenoic. Some polyhydroxy fatty […]
WAXES AND OTHER ESTERS Waxes is a general term used to refer to the mixture of long-chain apolar lipids forming a protective coating […]
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 […]
DIACYLGLYCEROLS These lipids (known also as diglycerides) are fatty acid diesters of glycerol and occur in two isomeric forms: R and R’ are […]
SESTERTERPENES They are derived from geranylfarnesol pyrophosphate and have 25 carbon atoms (the sester- prefix means half to three, i.e. two and […]
Glycosides of fatty acids with ester links These glycolipids are found in bacteria, yeasts and fungi but also in […]
DITERPENES They have 20 carbon atoms and are derived from geranylgeraniol pyrophosphate. They are of fungal or plant origin and are found […]
DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS Although the dicarboxylic acids do not occur in appreciable amounts as components of animal or vegetal lipids, they are in general […]
POLYENOIC FATTY ACIDS These fatty acids (also called polyunsaturated fatty acids, PUFA) have 2 or more cis double bonds which are the […]
HYDROXY ACIDS The hydroxyl group(s) may occur at various positions in the carbon chain which can be saturated or monoenoic. Some polyhydroxy fatty […]