Biochemistry Free For All Lipids & Membranes Biochemistry Free For All
The effects in a mouse on the inability to make leptin (left) compared to a normal mouse
Saturated - no double bonds Fatty Acids Saturated - no double bonds Cis double bond Unsaturated - at least one double bond
Saturated Fatty Acids
Unsaturated Fatty Acids
Fatty Acids - Space Filling Models
Fatty Acid Numbering Δ and ω Systems
Fatty Acids Glycerol Backbone Ester Bonds Fat or Oil Structure
Hormonally controlled Triacylglycerol Lipase Diacylglycerol Signaling Molecule Triacylglycerol Lipase Monoacylglycerol Lipase Pancreatic Lipase
(Phosphatidyl Compounds) Non-Polar End 1 2 Attachment point for phosphatidyl compounds 3 Polar End Phosphatides (Phosphatidyl Compounds)
Phosphate of Phosphatides Molecules Attached to Phosphate of Phosphatides
Phosphatidylcholine
Phosphatidylinositol- B Phospholipase C Cuts C Phosphatidylinositol- 4,5 Phosphate (PIP2) A B C Cytoplasm Membrane bound
inner mitochondrial membrane Cardiolipin Almost exclusive to inner mitochondrial membrane Phosphatide Phosphatide Glycerol
Cardiolipin plays a role in apoptosis - programmed cell death
Plasmalogens ROS Protection Heart Brain Myelin Sheath
Non-polar End Polar End Sphingolipids
Non-polar Tails Sphingomyelin Polar End
Precursor of Prostanoids & Thromboxanes Eicosanoids Cyclization by Cyclooxygenase Arachidonic Acid Precursor of Prostanoids & Thromboxanes
Prostaglandin F2α (PF2α) Thromboxane A2 Blood Clotting Prostaglandin H2 (PGH2) Precursor of Others Leukotriene A4 Blood Clotting Prostaglandin F2α (PF2α) Uterine Contractions
Tetrahydrocannabinol Anandamide (Endocannabinoid) Tetrahydrocannabinol (Phytocannabinoid)
General Steroid Structure Cholesterol Phytotosterol General Steroid Structure
Aldosterone (Mineralocorticoid) Testosterone (Androgen) Progesterone (Progestagen) Cortisol (Glucocorticoid) Estradiol (Estrogen)
Vitamin A Vitamin A All-trans Retinol All-trans Retinal Vitamin A Involved in vision Vitamin A 11-cis Retinal β-carotene
Cholecalciferol Vitamin D Calcitriol Active Vitamin D α-Tocopherol Vitamin E Vitamin K
Lipid Movement Across Lipid Bilayer Lateral (within one bilayer) Transverse (from one side to the other)
Lateral Movements Lateral Movements
Transverse Movements Transverse Movements
Cholesterol in the Lipid Bilayer
Cholesterol widens range but doesn’t change midpoint (Tm)
Longer/more saturated fatty acids increase Tm Shorter /more unsaturated fatty acids decrease Tm