BIOCHEM PRELIM
10:0
Capric acid
12:0
Lauric acid
14:0
Myristic acid
16:0
Palmitic acid
18:0
Stearic acid
20:0
Arachidic acid
non sugar
aglycone
three 6
membered rings and one 5-membered ring
cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene
allows the absorption of dietary lipids e.g. Bile Acids
Emulsification lipids
prevent evapoaration and maintains hydration in
organisms, e.g. Biological waxes in plants
Protective coating lipids
hydrolysis of an ester to form an alcohol and the salt of a
carboxylic acid in acidic or essential conditions
saponification
long and unbranched carbon chain with a carboxyl group at one
end
Fatty acids