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Lipids
Functions in Biochemical Systems
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Biochemistry
Undergraduate 2
02/07/2014

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What are the structural components of cell membranes?
Definition
Phosphoglycerides, sphingolipids, steroids
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What lipid is a critical intercellular messenger?
Definition
steroid hormones
Term
What are the lipid soluble vitamins?
Definition
A, D, E, K
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What are the four main groups of lipids?
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Fatty Acids, Glycerides, Nonglyceride lipids, Complex lipids
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What are the two types of fatty acids?
Definition
saturated, unsaturated
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What are glycerides?
Definition
glycerol-containing lipids
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What are the three types of nonglyceride lipids?
Definition
sphinoglipids, steroids, waxes
Term
What is an example of a complex lipid?
Definition
lipoprotein
Term
Lipids with long straight-chain carboxylic acids with no branching are...?
Definition
Fatty acids
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Are there other functional groups present in fatty acids?
Definition
Usually no
Term
What is a fatty acid that cannot be synthesized by the body?
Definition
An essential fatty acid
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What is a stearic acid?
Definition
A typical saturated fatty acid with 19 carbons in the chain
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What is an oleic acid?
Definition
a typical unsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbons in the chain
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Do saturated fatty acids have double bonds?
Definition
No
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Do unsaturated fatty acids contain double bonds?
Definition
Yes
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What configuration is the unsaturated double bond in?
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Cis
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How does the double bond affect the fat melting temperature?
Definition
Lowers the temperature
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Where is the first double bond present in unsaturated fatty acids?
Definition
The 9th carbon
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What does the Cis double bond do to the carbon chain?
Definition
Bends the chain
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As the number of carbons increases what happens to the melting point?
Definition
Increases
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If an unsaturated fatty acid and a saturated fatty acid have the same number of carbons, which has the higher melting point?
Definition
Saturated
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Esterification of fatty acids involves what reactants?
Definition
Fatty acid with an alcohol
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When a fatty acid is combined with an alcohol, what is the product?
Definition
An ester and a water
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The process of combining a fatty acid and an alcohol to produce an ester and a water molecule is known as what?
Definition
esterification
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What is the reverse of esterification?
Definition
acid hydrolysis
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An ester combined with water produces what?
Definition
A fatty acid and an alcohol
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What is saponificaiton?
Definition
base hydrolysis
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Amphipatic
Definition
when a molecule is polar on one end and nonpolar on another
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Saponificiation is the _____-catalyzed hydrolysis of an _______
Definition
base, ester
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What are the products of saponification?
Definition
an alcohol and an ionized salt
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What is ionized salt?
Definition
a soap
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The hydrophyllic head of soaps is made up of what?
Definition
carboxylate group
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How does soap remove oil and dirt particles?
Definition
Soap forms micelles around the particles
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How does hard water interfere with soaps?
Definition
Interferes with the emulsifying action of the soap
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What is hydrogenation
Definition
An addition reaction
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How are unsaturated fatty acids converted into saturated fatty acids?
Definition
Hydrogenation
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Linoleic acid is an essential fatty acid required to make...
Definition
arachadonic acid
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What is the eiconsanoid precursor?
Definition
arachidonic acid
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What are eicosanoids?
Definition
Three groups of structurally related compounds
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WHat are the three groups of eicosanoids?
Definition
prostoglandins, leukotrienes, thromboxanes
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Prostaglandins act like what in controlling the body's processes?
Definition
hormones
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What is the prostaglandins structure?
Definition
Synthesized from a 20 carbon unsaturated fatty acid, with cyclic compounds including a 5-carbon ring
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How are prostaglandins named?
Definition
based on ring substituents and number of side-chain double bonds
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Where are prostaglandins made?
Definition
most tissues
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Prostaglandinds exert their effects on cell that ______ them and cells in the ______ vicinity
Definition
produce, immediate
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What are 6 biological processes regulated by eicosanoids?
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blood clotting, inflammatory response, reproductive system, gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, respiratory tract
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What do eicosanoids affect blood clotting?
Definition
Thromboxane A2 and Prostacyclin
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What is the functions of Thromboxane A2?
Definition
stimulates constriction of blood vessels and platelet aggregation
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What is the function of prostacyclin?
Definition
dilates blood vessels and inhibits platelet aggregation
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What role do eicosanoids have in the inflammatory response?
Definition
prostaglandins mediate aspects of inflammatory response
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What is the role of PGE2?
Definition
Stimulation of smooth muscle in the reproductive system
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What are the roles of prostaglandins in the gastrointestinal tract?
Definition
inhibit gastric secretion, increase secretion of protective mucus, and inhibition of hormone-sensitive lipases.
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What role do prostaglandins have in the kidneys?
Definition
Dilate renal blood vessels
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What happens as a result of dilation of renal blood vessels?
Definition
Increased water and electrolyte excretion
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What is teh role of leukotrienes in the respiratory tract?
Definition
promote the constriction of bronchii
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WHat is the role of prostaglandins in the respiratory tract?
Definition
promote bronchodilation
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What is the general structure of a prostaglandin?
Definition
20 carbons, 5-carbon cyclic structure, and teh presence of double bonds
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Thromboxane A2 has a cyclic structure with what?
Definition
oxygen
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Leukotriene B4 _____ a cyclic structure
Definition
lacks
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How does aspirin inhibit prostaglandin synthesis?
Definition
Acetylating cyclooxygenase, an enzyme necessary for prostaglandin synthesis
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What are glycerides?
Definition
lipid esters
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How is a glyceride formed?
Definition
Alcohol group of glycerol forms an ester with a fatty acid
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What determines whether a glyceride is named mono-, di-, or tri-?
Definition
How many alcohol positions are esterified
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What is another name for a triglyceride?
Definition
neutral triacylglycerol
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Triglycerides are ___ionic and ____polar?
Definition
non, non
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What is a role of triglycerides?
Definition
energy storage in adipose cells
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What are the two groups of a triglyceride composed of?
Definition
an ester and alkene
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What chemical properties does a triglyceride have?
Definition
ester and alkene
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Saponification
Definition
replace H with salt from a strong base
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Hydrolysis
Definition
produces the fatty acids and glycerol
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hydrogenation
Definition
saturates the double bond
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Fats are a combination of ____ and the fatty acids
Definition
glycerol
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What is a more general term for phosphoglycerides?
Definition
phospholipid
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What is a phospholipid/phosphoglyceride?
Definition
any lipid containing phosphorus
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What do phosphoglycerides contain?
Definition
glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid with an amino alcohol
Term
What is an easy way to remember the structure of phospholipids?
Definition
Replace an end fatty acid of a triglyceride with a phosphoric acid linked to an amino alcohol
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What are the two types of phosphoglycerides?
Definition
lecithins and cephalins
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What are lecithins made with?
Definition
choline
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What are cephalins made with
Definition
ethanolamine or serine
Term
What are sphinoglipids based on?
Definition
sphinogsine, not glycerol
Term
What do sphinoglipids contain?
Definition
long-chains, nitrogen, alcohol
Term
What is the polar head group of sphinoglipids composed of?
Definition
amino-alcohol + phosphate
Term
What are teh major categories of sphingolipids?
Definition
sphingomyelins and glycosphingolipids
Term
What structures do sphingomyelins compose?
Definition
myelin sheath and nerve cell membranes
Term
What are glycosphinoglipids built on?
Definition
ceramide
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Cerebrosides have a ______ monosaccharide head group
Definition
single
Term
What are some examles of cerebrosides?
Definition
glucocerebroside, galactocerebroside
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Gangliosides have ________ sugar units as part of the polar head
Definition
multiple
Term
What are some sphingolipid storage diseases?
Definition
Tay-Sachs, Gaucher's, Krabbe's, Niemann-Pick
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What are symptoms of Tay-Sachs
Definition
Blindness, muscle weakness
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What are symptoms of Gaucher's disease
Definition
liver and spleen enlargement, mental retardation
Term
What are symptoms of Krabbe's disease?
Definition
demyelation, mental retardation
Term
What are the symptoms of Niemann-Pick's disease?
Definition
Mental retardation
Term
What sphingolipid is associated with Tay-Sachs?
Definition
ganglioside GM2
Term
What sphingolipid is associated with Gaucher's disease?
Definition
glucocerebroside
Term
What sphingolipid is associated with Krabbe's disease?
Definition
galactocerebroside
Term
What sphingolipid is associated with Niemann-Pick's disease?
Definition
sphingomyelin
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What enzyme is associated with Tay-Sachs disease?
Definition
Beta-hexose-aminidase A
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What enzyme is associated with Gaucher's disease?
Definition
Beta-glucosidase
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What enzyme is associated with Krabbe's disease?
Definition
Beta-galactosidase
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What enzyme is associated with Niemann-Pick's disease?
Definition
Sphinomyelinase
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