Biochemistry - Lipids

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3 types of signaling lipids

Steroids
Prostoglandins
Fat-soluble vitamins

Omega 3 Fatty Acids in diet

Inclusion in diet decreases risk of heart disease by replacing some of the arachidonic acid in platelet membranes, preventing the aggregation of plateletsand causing a decrease in serum triglycerides

Lipid soluble vitamins

Can't be made in body, are stored in fat instead of urinated out

  • Vit A
  • Vit D
  • Vit E
  • Vit K
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Free Fatty Acids

Free fatty acids circulate bound to alumin

They are produced by saponification (hydrolysis) f triglycerides by adding a stron base

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