BIOL 1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Cell Membrane, Cortisol, Sterol
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Divide up fats based on nutritional values. Based on number of h+ in fatty acid tails. Types of bonds b/n carbon in fa tails. Fa tails possess max number of h+ Tend to be solid at room temp. 3 carbon + glycerol molecule attached to fa tails. Fa tails do not possess max number of h+ ions. Atoms are going to share 4 electrons rather than 2 electrons. Double bonds are going to cause kinks to form in fa tails. And it will allow these fats to exist as a liquid at room temp. Adding h+ ions to oils turning them into solid forms. Reaction that has to be catalyzed by metals such as platinum or palladium. Sterol produces in the liver during the processing of saturated fats and sugars. Cholesterol is going to be hydrophobic, therefore transported in circulatory system. Not all taken up by the cells. Some of these take up the residence in arteries.
