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Not an easy question to answer since there are A LOT of different types of lipids out there. So let me talk in general terms:
All lipids are comprised almost entirely of carbon and hydrogen. They also usually have at least one or two oxygens (not sure if this is really a requirement though).
Aside from that, depending on the type of lipid, you may have phosporus or nitrogen present as well---may even some other elements.
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∙ 13y ago
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Lipids are made of Carbon and Hydrogen molecules. They store long-term energy as fat within the human body. Examples: Olive oil, peanut oil, corn oil, etc.
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∙ 9y agoThere are a couple items that can be bonded together to make a lipid. These are fatty acid chains and a single glycerol molecule.
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∙ 11y agoThere are mostly covalent bonds present in lipids whereas there are occasional dative bonds too.
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∙ 12y agoBasically fats. See related link.
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∙ 15y agoCovalent bonds
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How do you know if a lipid is saturated?
To be a saturated fat, the lipid has no double bonds. If it has at least one double bond, the lipid is an unsaturated fat.
What type of bond determines whether a lipid will be solid or liquid at room temperature?
Double bond!!
Are peripheral proteins the same as lipid anchored proteins?
no, lipid-anchor membrane protein are found within the lipid-bilyer and are covalently bonded, but paripheral membrane proteins and found on the out side of the membrane , either on the extracellular or the cytoplasm side ,and they bonded my hydrogen bond.
What is found in some viruses and are external lipid membranes borrowed from the host cell.?
Lipid membrane called the Envelope
What is The bond that links two amino acids called?
This is called a peptide bond, or peptide linkage.
What is the most common bond in a lipid?
a non-polar covalent bond
How do you know if a lipid is saturated?
To be a saturated fat, the lipid has no double bonds. If it has at least one double bond, the lipid is an unsaturated fat.
What type of bond are contained in an unsaturated lipid?
Double
What type of bond form a lipid?
Covalent compounds
What type of bond determines whether a lipid will be solid or liquid at room temperature?
Double bond!!
What is a polysaturated lipid?
A lipid's fatty acids contain more than one (1) double bond of carbon.
How a lipid is formed?
A lipid is formed by three molecules of fatty acids linked to a molecule of glycerol by means of ester bond
How is lipid formed?
A lipid is formed by three molecules of fatty acids linked to a molecule of glycerol by means of ester bond
What type of bond is present between lipid bilayers in cell membrane?
There is no chemical bond as such between lipid bi-layers. A chemical bond would not allow the membrane to be flexible and dynamic. The two layers are held together through hydrophobic interactions
What kind of lipid has a carbon atom in a lipid's fatty acid chain that is joined to another carbon atom by a singel bond?
unsaturated
Why the double bond in unsaturated fatty acid chain cause bend and what is the effect of that bend on the overall function of lipid?
the double bond causes bending of the lipid because of the cis and trans conformers of the lipid , and the effect of that bending (such as in oleic acid) will make packaging of fatty acids harder.
What kind of lipid does each carbon atom in a lipid's fatty acid chain join with another carbon atom by a single bond?
saturated
