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Functions of lipids:
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Serve as hormone or hormone precursors, aid in digestion, act as functional and structural components in biomembranes.
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Lipids are a class of ___________ compounds which are actually or potentially esters of ________________
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Organic, fatty acids
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Lipds are soluble in _____________ and nearly ________ in water, because they are very _________
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Organic solvents, insoluble, hydrophobic
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The major lipids are:
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Cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipids, and glycolipids.
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The five classes of lipids are:
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Sterol derivatives, fatty acids, glycerol esters, sphingosin derivatives, terpines.
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Cholesterol is found exclusively in ______ and _____, where it is the primary _________ __________
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Animals, humans, sterol derivative.
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