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 […]
AMINO ALCOHOLS This family of simple lipids is mainly found as homologues of the most spread base sphingosine, a C18-aminodiol. Sphingosine was discovered […]
AMINO ALCOHOLS This family of simple lipids is mainly found as homologues of the most spread base sphingosine, a C18-aminodiol. Sphingosine was discovered […]
STEROLS Sterols may be found either as free sterols, acylated (sterol esters), alkylated (steryl alkyl ethers), sulfated (sterol sulfate), or linked to a […]
GLYCOLIPIDS BASED ON GLYCEROL These lipids consist of a mono- or oligosaccharide moiety linked glycosidically to the hydroxyl group of glycerol which may […]
GLYCOLIPIDS BASED ON GLYCEROL These lipids consist of a mono- or oligosaccharide moiety linked glycosidically to the hydroxyl group of glycerol which may […]
POLYENOIC FATTY ACIDS These fatty acids (also called polyunsaturated fatty acids, PUFA) have 2 or more cis double bonds which are the […]
STEROIDS Steroids form an important group of compounds based on the fundamental saturated tetracyclic hydrocarbon : 1,2-cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene (sterane or gonane). […]
SESQUITERPENES Sesquiterpenoids are defined as the group of 15 carbon compounds derived by the assembly of 3 isoprenoid units and they […]