How many asymmetric centers does cholesterol have?

Q: What do you mean by ergosterol?

A: Ergosterol:              A sterol that resides on the cell membranes of fungi and acts to maintain…

Q: What do prostaglandins and leukotrienes have to do with lipids?

A: Prostaglandins and leukotrienes are the potent forms of eicosanoids lipid. These are the types of…

Q: What are Membrane Lipids? Discuss different membrane lipids.

A: Lipids are organic compounds that are fatty acids or the derivatives of fatty acids. They are…

Q: Why some lipids do appear liquid at room temperature and some are semi-solids or solids

A: A large biomolecule found in the human body that does not solubilize in polar solvents like water…

Q: Given these molecular components—glycerol, fatty acid, phosphate, longchain alcohol, and…

A: A lipid is  a macro biomolecule and is a family of organic compounds that are mostly insoluble in…

Q: What are the components of a triglyceride?

A: Biomolecules are organic substances produced by living organisms. Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins,…

Q: What is a major function of cholesterol in your body?

A: Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that's found in all the cells in your body. Your body…

Q: What are three different types of lipids?

A: Step 1:The three types of lipids are:SterolsPhospholipidsTriacylglycerols

Q: What is polymer in lipids?

A: Our body is composed of four macromolecules- protein, carbohydrates, lipid and nucleic acid. Each…

Q: Why do cell membranes contain cholesterol?

A: All the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells are enclosed by an elastic, thin covering called cell…

Q: Why must cholesterol be packaged for transport rather than occurring freely in the bloodstream?

A: Cholesterol is a class of derived lipids made up of fused cyclohexane and cyclopentane rings which…

Q: How many chiral carbon atoms are in glucose in the cyclic form?

A: The chiral carbon is defined as carbon atom attached with four different types or group of atoms.

Q: what is the general block diagram of a triacylglycerol

A: The ester that is derived from three fatty acids and  a molecule of glycerol is known as…

Q: What is meant by the isoelectric point of a protein?

A: The building blocks of proteins are amino acids. There are three types of amino acids: positive,…

Q: How Is Cholesterol Synthesized?

A: Introduction: Cholesterol is a naturally occurring organic molecule. It is a type of lipid and…

Q: What are the four parts of a triglyceride?

A: Triglycerides are the major form of fat or lipid found in the blood stream. The sources of…

Q: Which noncovalent interactions (discussed in Section 8.2) are responsible for the cohesion of lipid…

A: Lipids are organic molecules made of hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen that serve as the structural and…

Q: How many grams is one mole of potassium phosphate K2HPO4 is?

A: MOLE is the unit of measurement for amount of substance in the International System of Units. A mole…

Q: Why is cholesterol an important steroid?

A: A waxy, fat-like material that's establish in all the cells in  body  is Cholesterol .

Q: In the formula for sucrose (structure shown above), the bottom ring is pyranose. True or False?

A: A molecule synthesized by living organisms or cells is referred to as a "biomolecule."…

Q: What are the three groups of lipids and how do they differ?

A: Lipids are organic molecules that are generally insoluble in polar solvents such as water. lipids…

Q: Why unsaturated fatty acids have low melting points?

A: Unsaturated fatty acids are fatty acids with one or more double or triple bonds in their chemical…