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1
.Mel
ti
ngPoi
ntsofLi
pidsThemel
ti
ngpoi
ntsofaser
iesof1
8-car
bonf
att
y
aci
dsar
e:st
ear
icaci
d,69.
6C;ol
eicaci
d,1
3.4C;l
i
nol
eicaci
d,5C;and
l
i
nol
eni
caci
d,1
1C.Whatst
ruct
uralaspectoft
hese1
8-car
bonf
att
y
aci
dscanbe cor
rel
ated wi
tht
he mel
ti
ng poi
nt? Pr
ovi
de a mol
ecul
ar
expl
anat
ionf
ort
het
rendi
nmel
ti
ngpoi
nts.Br
anched-
chai
nfat
tyaci
ds
ar
efound i
nsomebact
eri
almembr
anel
i
pids.Woul
dthei
rpr
esence
i
ncr
easeordecr
easet
hef
lui
dit
yoft
hemembr
anes(
thati
s,gi
vet
hem a
l
owerorhi
ghermel
ti
ngpoi
nt)
?Why?
Answer:
Thepr
oper
ti
esoff
att
yaci
dsandofl
i
pidsder
ivedf
rom t
hem ar
e
mar
kedl
y dependent on chai
n l
engt
h and degr
ee of sat
urat
ion.
Unsat
urat
edf
att
yaci
dshavel
owermel
ti
ngpoi
ntst
hansat
urat
edf
att
y
aci
dsoft
hesamel
engt
h.Forexampl
e,t
hemel
ti
ngpoi
ntofst
ear
icaci
d
i
s69.
6°C,wher
east
hatofol
eicaci
d(whi
chcont
ainsoneci
sdoubl
e
bond)i
s13.
4°C.Themel
ti
ngpoi
ntsofpol
yunsat
urat
edf
att
yaci
dsoft
he
C18ser
iesar
eevenl
ower
.Chai
nlengt
hal
soaf
fect
sthemel
ti
ngpoi
nt,as
i
l
lust
rat
edbyt
hef
actt
hatt
hemel
ti
ngt
emper
atur
eofpal
mit
icaci
d(C16)
i
s6.
5degr
eesl
owert
hant
hatofst
ear
icaci
d( .Thus,shor
C18) tchai
n
l
engt
handunsat
urat
ionenhancet
hef
lui
dit
yoff
att
yaci
dsandoft
hei
r
der
ivat
ives.

2.damaget
othef
atusedi
ncooki
ng.f
atsusedf
orcooki
ngsuchasbut
ter
br
eakdowni
mmedi
atel
ywhenexposedt
otheai
ratr
oom t
emper
atur
e,
whi
l
eot
hert
ypessuchassol
i
dshor
teni
ng(
cri
sco)r
emai
nint
act
.Why?
Answer:
because i
nthe but
ter t
her
eis a wat
er cont
entwhi
ch atr
oom
 t
emper
atur
ewi
l
levapor
atesot
hatt
hebut
terwi
l
lbedamagedi
fiti
snot
cl
osedwhi
l
etheshor
teni
ngi
smadeof1
00% f
atsot
her
eisnowat
er
cont
enti
nit
.

3.Hydr
oli
siofLi
pids.Namet
hepr
oductofmi
l
dhydr
olysi
swi
thsodi
um
Hydr
ixi
de(
NaOH)of:
a)1
-st
ear
oyl
-2,
3-di
pal
mit
oyl
glycer
ol
b)1
-oal
mit
oyl
-2-
oleoyl
phosphat
idyl
chol
i
ne.
Answer:
Mi
l
dhydr
olysi
scl
eavest
heest
erl
i
nkagesbet
weengl
ycer
olandf
att
y
aci
ds,f
ormi
ng:a)gl
ycer
olandsodi
um sal
tsofpal
mit
icandst
ear
ic
aci
ds;b)D-
glycer
ol3-
phosphochol
i
neandt
hesodi
um sal
tsofpal
mit
ic
andol
eicaci
ds.

4.Iapl
ogi
zei
haven'
tyett
oomuchunder
standt
hisma'
am

5.Iapl
ogi
zei
haven'
tyett
oomuchunder
standt
hisma'
am