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Understanding Lipids: Types and Functions

The document discusses the four main types of lipids: triglycerides, phospholipids, steriods, and waxes. It describes triglycerides as the most common type of lipid and explains their structure and how they can be either saturated or unsaturated depending on the number of double bonds in their fatty acid chains.

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Understanding Lipids: Types and Functions

The document discusses the four main types of lipids: triglycerides, phospholipids, steriods, and waxes. It describes triglycerides as the most common type of lipid and explains their structure and how they can be either saturated or unsaturated depending on the number of double bonds in their fatty acid chains.

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LIPIDS

•Commonly known as fats

•Contains of C, H, O

•All lipids are hydrophobic


FUNCTION

 Store energy
 Insulation / regulate heat
 Make up membranes
 Cell messenger
4 TYPES OF LIPIDS
TRIGLYCERIDES ( fats and oil )
•Most common type of lipids
FUNCTION
•Energy storage (2x more than carbs )
STRUCTURE
•1 glycero and 3 fatty acids
2 TYPES OF WAYS CAN BE :
 SATURATED (FATS)
- full of hydrogen
- all single bond
- straight chain
 UNSATURATED ( oils )
- not full of hydrogen
- atleast one double bond
- “kinked” or “bent”
*monounsaturated
- one bond
*polyunsaturated
- more double bond
Phospolipids
Steriods
Waxes

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