BP202T · Semester 2 · B.Pharm
Unit III — Lipid Metabolism
Biochemistry
This study page introduces Lipid Metabolism in Biochemistry (BP202T), B.Pharm Semester 2. Read the selected definitions and short notes below, then download the full unit PDF.
Topics in this unit
- CLASSIFICATION, FUNCTIONS AND PROPERTIES OF LIPIDS
- LIPOPROTEINS — HDL, LDL, VLDL AND CHYLOMICRONS
- Β-OXIDATION OF FATTY ACIDS
- DE-NOVO SYNTHESIS OF FATTY ACIDS
- KETONE BODIES — SYNTHESIS, UTILIZATION AND CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE
- CHOLESTEROL — SIGNIFICANCE, LIPID PROFILE AND CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE
- DISORDERS OF LIPID METABOLISM
Definitions and short notes
Selected extracts from this unit’s notes. Download the full PDF below for the remaining topics and examples.
What is a lipid? (from absolute zero)
A lipid is a biomolecule that does NOT dissolve in water but dissolves in organic solvents (like ether, chloroform, benzene).
Unit PDF · page 3
Fatty acids — the building blocks
A fatty acid is a long chain of carbon atoms with a carboxylic acid (–COOH) group at one end.
Unit PDF · page 4
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