8lipidmetabol病ism脂类合成.pptVIP

8.Lipid metabolism Key notes Structures and roles of fatty acids Fatty acid breakdown Fatty acid synthesis Triacylglycerols 8.1 Structures and roles of fatty acids Fatty acids have a long hydrocarbon chain with a terminal carboxylic acid group.Most fatty acids have an even number of carbon atoms in an unbranched chain.Saturated fatty acids have no double bonds between the carbon atoms,whereas mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids have one or more double bonds. Fatty acids have four major biological roles: 1)They are components of membranes(glycerophospholipids and sphingolipids) 2)Several pr