“Lipids & Fats”  

Lipids

  In lipid science, lipids, the generic term for a broad group of water insoluble fats and lipoids which are a group of organic hydrophobic or amphiphilic (water insoluble) small molecules that originate entirely or in part from ketoacyl and isoprene groups. A lipid is a molecule that is insoluble in water and soluble in an organic solvent.
  In lipid science, Lipids are hydrophobic or amphipathic small molecules that originate entirely or in part by carbanion-based condensations of thioesters and/or by carbocation-based condensations of isoprene units.

Lipid Molecules

  The types of lipid molecules may include: Fatty Acids, Phospholipids, Sterols (steroids), Waxes, Fat-soluble vitamins (vitamins A, D, E and K), Monoglycerides, Diglycerides, Fats and more. *

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