LIPIDS

LIPIDS

BY SAHAAR AHMAD
Bsc Hons agriculture
 INTRODUCTION
• THE WORD LIPID IS DERIVED FROM A GREEK WORD “LIPOSE” WHICH MEAN
“FATS “
• SOLUBLE IN POLAR SOLVENTS LIKE ETHER,CHLOROFORM OR BENZENE
• HYDROPHOBIC IN NATURE DUE TO PREDOMINANCE OF HYDROCARBON
CHAINS
• UNLIKE PROTEIN AND NUCLEIC ACID THEY ARE NOT POLYMERS THEY ARE
SMALL UNITS
• THEY ARE ESTERS OF LONG CHAIN FATTY ACIDS AND ALCOHOLS
• ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF LIVING CELLS
TYPES
 FUNCTIONS
• LIPIDS PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF A
CELL MEMBRANE
• IT IS USED AS ENERGY STORAGE AND WORK AS AN INSULATOR
• LIPID ACT AS HORMONES
• ACT AS STRUCTURAL COMPONENT OF BODY AND PROVIDE
HYDROPHOBIC BARRIER
• ENERGY SOURCE IN HIGH LIPID CONTAINING SEEDS
• IMPORTANT PART OF OUR DIETS DUE TO HIGH ENERGY
• ACT AS A CHEMICAL MESSENGER BETWEEN CELLS
• PRECURSORS OF VITAMINS HORMONES
• CELL DIFFERNTIATION AND GROWTH
• LIPID SOLUBLE VITAMINS LIKE VIT A,E,D,K
THANKS

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