nucleotides/lipids

what are the pyrimidines
- cytosine
- thymine
- uracil
purines
- adenine
- guanine
whats the difference between ribonucleosides and ribonucleotides
- ribonucleoside: base+ribose
- ribonucleotides: base + ribose + phosphate
ribonucleotides are what to nucleic acids

monomers
what is an example of nucleotide derivatives

Glucose-1-phosphate + ATP ----> ADP-glucose
what are the subclasses of lipids
- fatty acids
- phospholipids
- steroids
what are fatty acids composed of
- acidic head group
- long hydrocarbon tail
difference between saturated and unsaturated fatty acid
- saturated: no C=C
- unsaturated: has C=C
what are some common fatty acids
- myristic
- palmitic
- oleic
- linoleic
- linolenic
- arachidonic
what are the components of triaclglycerol and function
- glycerol
- palmitic acid (3x)
- contains ester bond
- storage fat
what are the components of phospholipids
- glycerol
- phosphoric acid
- mostly found in membranes
what are the variations of phospholipids
- choline
- ethanolamine
- serine
- inositol
- dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine "lecithin"
what are is an example of a steroid

cholesterol
what is infant respiratory distress syndrome

when premature infants are deficient in lung surfactant (lecithin) they develop hyaline membrane disease and are born with a collasped lung

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nucleotides/lipids

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introduction to ribonucleosides and categories of lipids

Updated

2018-10-19T02:30:44Z

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