Lipids

Dehydration Synthesis (Removal of OH from Carboxyl Group on Fatty Acids and Hydrogen from Glycerol)

Polymers

Fatty Acids

Glycerol

Steroids

Cholesterol

Testosterone

Builds Bone + Muscle Mass

Estrogen

Increases Fat Storage

Anabolic Steroids

Reduces Inflammation

Four Carbon Rings + R Group

Arrangement of Carbon Rings + R Group Leads to Different Functions

Triglycerides

1 Glycerol + 3 Fatty Acids

Unsaturated (Double Bonded Carbon due to Lack of Hydrogen. Has Kinks. Reduces Likelihood of Heart Disease

Liquid at Room Temp

Saturated (Full Carbon Bonds With Hydrogen. Doesn't Have Kinks. Leads to Heart Disease)

Energy

Cushions Organs

Insulate Heat

Long Term/Resting Energy Source

Phospholipids

R Group with Phosphorus Group (Polar) + Glycerol + 2 Fatty Acids (Nonpolar)

Amphiphilic (Has Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Components)

Hydrophilic Phosphate R Group "Heads" Intra/Extracellular Aqueous Solution. Hydrophobic Fatty Acid "Tails" Face Towards Each Other Creating a Lumin

Phospholipid Bilayer in Cell Membrane

Separate Cystol from Extracellular Aqueous Medium

Waxes

Functions

Water Resistant Coating

Keeps Water In + Bugs Out

Long Hydrocarbon Chains

Solid at Room Temp

Monomers

Lipids

General Properties

Can Be Liquid or Solid at Room Temp

Insoluble In Water, Soluble In Organic Solvents

Colourless, Odorless and Tastless When Pure