Lipids+Group+KS


 * FATTY ACIDS ||
 * ||||||~ ====Saturated==== ||
 * ~ Formula ||~ Common Name ||~ Melting Point ||
 * CH3(CH2)10CO2H || lauric acid || 45 ºC ||
 * CH3(CH2)12CO2H || myristic acid || 55 ºC ||
 * CH3(CH2)14CO2H || palmitic acid || 63 ºC ||
 * CH3(CH2)16CO2H || stearic acid || 69 ºC ||
 * CH3(CH2)18CO2H || arachidic acid || 76 ºC ||  ||   ||||||~ ====Unsaturated==== ||
 * ~ Formula ||~ Common Name ||~ Melting Point ||
 * CH3(CH2)5CH=CH(CH2)7CO2H || palmitoleic acid || 0 ºC ||
 * CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)7CO2H || oleic acid || 13 ºC ||
 * CH3(CH2)4CH=CHCH2CH=CH(CH2)7CO2H || linoleic acid || -5 ºC ||
 * CH3CH2CH=CHCH2CH=CHCH2CH=CH(CH2)7CO2H || linolenic acid || -11 ºC ||
 * CH3(CH2)4(CH=CHCH2)4(CH2)2CO2H || arachidonic acid || -49 ºC ||  ||

Lipids contain a lot of calories in a small space. Since Lipids are generally insoluble in polar substances such as water, they are stored in special ways in you body's cells. Lipids can also function as structural components in the cell. Phospholipids are the major building blocks of cell membranes. Lipids are also used as hormones that play roles in regulating our Physiology (metabolism). Most lipids are composed of some sort of fatty acid arrangement. The fatty acids are composed of methylene (or Methyl) groups, and are not water soluble.  The term "lipids" simply means fats, although lipids are a broad group that includes fats, oils and waxes. Dietary lipids include the healthy fats called mono- or polyunsaturated, as well as unhealthy fats. Limit consumption of cholesterol, saturated fat and trans fatty acids because they contribute to cardiovascular disease and inflammation. french fries and French toast sticks, to fish sandwiches, burgers and breakfast croissants, Ground beef, braunschweiger, hazelnuts, peanuts and almonds, sesame oil, vegetable oils and soybean oil **Fats** and **oils** are made from two kinds of molecules: **glycerol** (a type of alcohol with a hydroxyl group on each of its three carbons) and three **fatty acids** joined by dehydration synthesis. 
 * ** There are three different functions for lipids in our bodies: ** ||
 * * **Energy storage**
 * Forming the **membranes** around our cells.
 * **Hormones and vitamins** ||

