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Saturated FAs does NOT have what?
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no double bonds
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unsaturated has at least one______. what is it called when there is more than one_____? called a ______
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1 double bond
PUFA=polyunsaturated Fatty acid |
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delta vs. omega
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delta counts from first carbon from the carboxyl end
omega counts from the opposite, terminal methyl carbon end |
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what are the essential FAs? they are essential because....
what are omega-3s used for? |
Linoleic acid (18:2w6) (^9,12 octadecadienoate)
a-linolenic acid (18:3w3) (^9,12,15-octadectrienoate) humans are unable to synth DBs beyond the Delta 9 position (w3 and w6 must be obtained from foods) omega 3s used for brain development, blood clotting, immune regulation, prevent atherosclerosis/abif/inflammation/Alzheimers/depression/ "Brain, Blood, Immune, Prevents Ath,Afib,Alz,Inflam, Depression" Omega 3s=P-AAAID BIB, (when you buy a fish, you have to buy a bib to eat it with=PAAID BIB |
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lung surfactant is what?
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(lecithin) dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline
-2 palmitic acid chains decrease your tension (in your alveloi) by going on vacation. there, there are two palm trees chained together with choline and phosho. |
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gangliosidoses
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lysosomal storage diseases (bad lysosomal enzymes to breakdown gangliosides=accumulation of gangliosides/cell damage
ex)Tay Sachs=mental retardation/cherry red spots/psychomotor dysfunction |
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steroids have ___ rings, most are ____
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4 rings, most are STEROLS
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cholesterol does what to the membrane?
is a precursor for what? where is it mainly synthesized? what is it synthesized from? |
decreases fluidity. important for membranes! (25% in nerve cell membranes)
precursor for bile salts, steroid hormones, vitamin D sythesized mainly in the liver from acetyl CoA (hypercholesterolemia not necessarily caused by high diet intake of cholesterol) is a STEROID HORMONE |
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LDL are made up of what?
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low density lipoproteins are made up for mostly choesteryl esters
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