Drill 2 Lipids Identification, Structure Writing and Classifications
Drill 2 Lipids Identification, Structure Writing and Classifications
Drill 2 Lipids Identification, Structure Writing and Classifications
Drill 2:
LIPIDS: IDENTIFICATION, STRUCTURE WRITING
AND CLASSIFICATION
I. A. Identify the following fatty acids present in fats and oils by their common names.
Acid Common name (1 pt each)
1.
Lauric
2.
Myristic
Palmitic
3.
Stearic
4.
Arachidic
5.
6. Which of the above is the most abundant fatty acid? Palmitic (1 pt)
7. What is the general formula of a saturated fatty acid? CH3(CH2)nCOOH (2 pts)
B. Give the structures of the following unsaturated fatty acids found in fats and oils.
1. Palmitoleic 16:1Δ9
2. Oleic 18:1Δ9
3. Linoleic 16:2Δ9, 12
II. Classify the following lipids as to triacylglycerol (TAG), wax, phosphoglyceride, sphingolipid,
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eicosanoid, terpene, steroid, soap or detergent. (2 pts each)
1.
TAG
2.
Wax
3.
Steroid
4. Phosphoglyceride
5. Sphingolipid
6.
Eicosanoid
7.
Steroid
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8.
Soap
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9.
Terpene
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10.
Eicosanoid
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11.
TAG
12.
Eicosanoid
13.
Steroid
QUESTIONS:
1. In terms of their fatty acid composition, how do fats and oils differ from each other? (2 pts)
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The fatty acids of fats are saturated while the fatty acids of oils are unsaturated.
2. In relation to #1, explain why fats remain solids at room temperature while oils are liquids at
room temperature. (4 pts)
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Fats contain long, straight hydrocarbon chains, packed uniformly together making
them solid at room temperature. Oils have chains which are kinked that hinder them
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to interact uniformly together thus liquid at room temperature.
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3. Give the structural units common to all: (12 pts)
a. fats and oils glycerol
ester oxygen
b. waxes
glycerol, phosphoric acid
c. glycerophospholipids _______
sphingosine, phosphoric acid
d. sphingolipids
sphingosine, carbohydrate
e. glycolipids
steroid nucleus
f. steroids
isoprene
g. terpenes
arachidonic acid
h. prostaglandins _______
4. Identify the following lipids. Choose from the list of given names below. (2 pts each)
Phosphatidyl serine
Sodium lauryl sulfate
PGF2
Retinol (Vit. A)
Retinol (Vit. A)
a. ______________________________________ Triolein
Myricylpalmitate
Progesterone
TXB2
Myricylpalmitate
b. _____________________________________ Potassium myristate
Phosphatidyl serine
c. _____________________________________
Triolein
d. _____________________________________
Potassium myristate
e. _____________________________________
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Sodium lauryl sulfate
f. _____________________________________
Progesterone
g. ____________________________________
PGF2
h. _____________________________________
TXB2
i. ______________________________________