Flashcards- Ch 5 Part II: Lipids

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Element make-up of lipids

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Functional groups involved in chemical reactions of lipids

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Lipids are a diverse group of organic compounds; what property unites all lipids?

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They are grouped together because they are hydrophobic.

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Solubility of lipids

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Lipids are not true polymers.

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They are still considered macromolecules, but they are not true polymers because they have specific and finite building blocks rather than many repetitive monomers.

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Three main categories of lipids

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Fats (triglycerides) are composed of how many types of subunits?

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Describe the structure of glycerol in fats

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Describe the structure of fatty acid chains

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Why are fatty acid chains hydrophobic and insoluble in water?

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The nonpolar C-H bonds make the chain hydrophobic and insoluble in water.