Fats
Fat molecules are made up of four parts:
a molecule of glycerol (on the right) and
three molecules of fatty acids.
Fats
(Science: biochemistry) a term largely applied to storage lipids in animal tissues. The primary components are triglyceride esters of long chain fatty acids.
Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely insoluble in water. Chemically, fats are generally triesters of glycerol and fatty acids.
fats 1. Triglycerides that are solid at room temperature. 2. A legendary pool player from Minnesota?
fauna Term referring collectively to all animals in an area. The zoological counterpart of flora.
Fats and Oils (Triglycerides)
Fats and oils are composed of fatty acids and glycerol.
Fatty acids have a long hydrocarbon (carbon and hydrogen) chain with a carboxyl (acid) group. The chains usually contain 16 to 18 carbons.
Lipids: Fats and Sterols
Important facts about Fats in your diet:
Unsaturated (mono, poly trans, omega), Saturated, Essential.
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fats and similar fatlike chemical compounds, that are insoluble in water but soluble in certain organic compounds
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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Fats and oils function in long-term energy storage. Animals convert excess sugars (beyond their glycogen storage capacities) into fats. Most plants store excess sugars as starch, although some seeds and fruits have energy stored as oils (e.g.
The wrong kinds of fats can cause the build-up of cholesterol-related plaque on artery walls which can eventually result in a blockage or poor blood supply to other organs, e.g.
It modifies proteins and lipids (fats) that have been built in the endoplasmic reticulum and prepares them for export outside of the cell or for transport to other locations in the cell.
What they had was disruptions in their control of fats. Their cholesterol went up. Their triglycerides went up. They started to get changes in their look.
lipase An enzyme that accelerates the hydrolysis or synthesis of fats.
lipid A fat, oil, or fatlike compound that usually has fatty acids in its molecular structure.
Organic molecules similar in structure to fats, but in which a short carbohydrate chain rather than a fatty acid is attached to the third carbon of the glycerol molecule; as a result, the molecule has a hydrophilic "head" and a hydrophobic "tail.
Cells generate and excrete large quantities of carbon dioxide (CO2) during aerobic metabolism of glucose and fats. CO2 is subsequently converted to carbonic acid (H2CO3), which serves as the basis for the bicarbonate buffering system.
lipids -- a class of biochemical compounds which includes fats, oils, and waxes.
luciferase -- enzyme which activates luciferin to produce bioluminescence.
luciferin -- compound whose activated form emits light.
lipid
One of a family of compounds, including fats, phospholipids, and steroids, that are insoluble in water.
Covered in BIOL1020 Lab 2 Biological Molecules
liverworts
Belong to the class Bryophyta and are found in damp and wet conditions.
Lipid a group of hydrophobic molecules such as fats‚ oils‚ and waxes
(lipo = fat)
Lithosphere the rocky layers that make up the Earth's crust
(litho = stone; sphere = a ball) ...
[ME yolke - the yolk, the yellow part]. Nutritive stores found within the ovum cytoplasm consisting of proteins and fats.
Glucocorticoids A class of steroid hormones, synthesized by the adrenal cortex and exemplified by cortisol, that promote gluconeogenesis, the formation of glycogen, and the degradation of fats and proteins.
 See also: Organ, Protein, Cells, Cell, Animal
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