Lipids

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Things you need to know, or want to know, both of which will be covered in exams, on lipids.
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Lipids
  1. Types of Lipids
    1. Triacylglycerols
      1. Glycerol fundamental unit
        1. Prochiral
        2. Three fatty acid chains
        3. Phospholipids
          1. Two fatty acids
            1. Head group with phosphate (phosphatidyl)
              1. Phosphatidic acid: X=H
                1. X=Ethanolamine: p-tidylethanolamine
                  1. -choline: X=choline
                    1. -serine: X=serine
                      1. -glycerol: X=glycerol
                        1. X= myo-Inositol 4,5-bisphosphate--PIP2
                          1. X=phosphatidylglycerol: Cardiolipin
                        2. Sphingolipids
                          1. Fatty acid
                            1. Sphingosine
                              1. Head group
                                1. Ceramide: X=H
                                  1. Sphingomyelin: X=phosphocholine
                                    1. Glycosphingolipids
                                      1. Globoside: X=simple oligosaccharide
                                        1. Ganglioside: X= complex oligosaccharide
                                    2. Sterols
                                      1. Four fused carbon rings
                                        1. Primary animal tissue component: cholesterol
                                          1. Amphipathic
                                            1. Derivative: bile acids
                                        2. Functions of lipids
                                          1. Storage of Energy
                                            1. Higher reduction potential
                                              1. No need for osmotic control
                                                1. Degraded by lipases
                                                2. Signals and cofactors
                                                  1. Platelet-activating factor--ether lipid triggering platelet aggregation
                                                    1. Blood type determinants
                                                      1. Eicosanoids
                                                        1. Used in inflammatory responses
                                                          1. Primary eicosanoid: Arachidonate/arachidonic acid
                                                            1. Prostaglandins

                                                              Annotations:

                                                              • Five-carbon ring; derived from prostate gland; stimulate muscle contraction or wake-sleep cycle/responsiveness.
                                                              1. Thromboxanes

                                                                Annotations:

                                                                • Ether-containing six-membered ring; produced by platelets
                                                                1. Leukotrienes

                                                                  Annotations:

                                                                  • Three conjugated double-bonds; potent biological signals (e.g. too much of this causes asthma)
                                                                  1. Lipoxins

                                                                    Annotations:

                                                                    • Lots of hydroxyl groups present along the chain; anti-inflammatory agents stimulated by low doses of aspirin
                                                                    1. Synthesis of prostaglandins and thromboxanes catalyzed by cyclooxygenase-2
                                                                      1. NSAIDs inhibit COX-2 and formation of the connected acids
                                                                    2. Synthesized by Phospholipase A2
                                                                    3. Hormones/message senders

                                                                      Annotations:

                                                                      • Steroids lack the alkyl chain.
                                                                    4. Structural integrity
                                                                      1. Membranes
                                                                      2. Vitamins
                                                                        1. Vitamin E

                                                                          Annotations:

                                                                          • Antioxidant
                                                                          1. Tocopherols
                                                                          2. Vitamin K1

                                                                            Annotations:

                                                                            • Blood-clotting cofactor
                                                                            1. Vitamin D
                                                                              1. Converted to calcitriol by liver
                                                                                1. Photochemically driven reaction
                                                                                2. Vitamin A

                                                                                  Annotations:

                                                                                  • All-trans-retinal
                                                                                  1. Synthesized from beta-carotene
                                                                                    1. reduced to retinol, oxidized to cis-retinal, one bond change permits vision
                                                                                    2. Enables vision
                                                                                3. Lipids in action
                                                                                  1. PI response
                                                                                    1. Hormone binding
                                                                                      1. GTP-GDP exchange on Gqalpha
                                                                                        1. Gqalpha moves to and activates Phospholipase C
                                                                                          1. PIC cleaves Pip2 to IP3 and diacylglycerol
                                                                                            1. Dag anchors Protein kinase C
                                                                                              1. IP3 opens calcium channel
                                                                                                1. Ca ions further activate PkC
                                                                                                  1. Cellular responses
                                                                                    2. Naming lipids
                                                                                      1. Delta= position of bonds
                                                                                        1. number of carbons:number of double bonds
                                                                                          1. e.g. 16:2
                                                                                          2. Omega-n acids, numbered from the last carbon
                                                                                            1. Greek names for number of carbons
                                                                                            2. Isoprene

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