LIPIDS SECTION 1-8 P.36-37
CHARACTERISTICS MADE UP OF C, H, O BUT H TO O RATIO IS NOT 2:1 THE MONOMER IS THE FATTY ACID (ALONG WITH GLYCEROL)
CHARACTERISTICS THEY ARE HYDROPHOBIC MOLECULES (MEANINGTHEY CANNOT DISSOLVE IN WATER ) USED FOR INSULATION, PROTECTION, AND STORAGE STORE MORE ENERGY PER GRAM THAN CARBOHYDRATES
TYPES OF LIPIDS 1.FATS A.SATURATED (SOLID AT ROOM TEMP., IN ANIMALS, NO DOUBLE BONDS IN TAILS) B.UNSATURATED (LIQUID AT ROOM TEMP., IN PLANTS, DOUBLE BONDS IN TAILS) 2. OILS COOKING
TYPES OF LIPIDS 3.WAXES EAR, PLANT LEAVES (FOR PROTECTION) 4.PHOSPHOLIPIDS IMPORTANT TO CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION SINCE THEY MAKE UP CELL MEMBRANES
TYPES OF LIPIDS 5.STEROIDS SEX HORMONES (ESTROGEN, TESTOSTERONE) AND CHOLESTEROL IN CELL MEMBRANES, SYNTHESIZED AND REGULATED IN THE LIVER, BUILD UP IN ARTERIES CAN LEAD TO ATHEROSCLEROSIS