ANFS251 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Pancreatic Lipase Family, Lymphatic System, Omega-3 Fatty Acid

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Animal and Food Sciences
• Course: ANFS251
• Professor: Lesa Griffiths

Document Summary

Range from fats and oils to complex sterols. Variety of diff types of lipids are found in plants and animals. Lipids : glycolipids combos of carbs and lipids, lipoproteins important constituents of cells. Hdl is the good fat bc it absorbs cholesterol and brings to liver which then flushes cholesterol from body. Ldl is bad bc they can lead to plaque buildup in arteries: phospholipids--contains p and fatty acids and are constituents of cellular membranes, sterols compounds such as vit d to cholesterol. Essential fatty acids: composed of fatty acids of varying lengths combined w/ a glycerol molecule. All bonds on c atom are taken by h saturated fatty acid. Fats are solids: oils are composed of short chains of fatty acids or unsaturated fatty acids, fats contain saturated or longer-chained fatty acids, fats found in plants and animals are gen in triglyceride form.