Docsity
Docsity

Prepare for your exams
Prepare for your exams

Study with the several resources on Docsity


Earn points to download
Earn points to download

Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan


Guidelines and tips
Guidelines and tips

Module 6 Lesson 1: Lipid Melting Point, Study notes of Biochemistry

The melting point of lipids is influenced by their fatty acid composition. Saturated fatty acids have no double bonds, allowing them to pack tightly together, resulting in higher melting points. In contrast, unsaturated fatty acids, which contain one or more double bonds (especially in the cis configuration), have kinks in their chains that prevent tight packing, leading to lower melting points. Additionally, longer fatty acid chains increase melting points, while shorter chains decrease them. These melting point differences affect the fluidity of biological membranes and the physical state of fats (solid or liquid) at room temperature.

Typology: Study notes

2022/2023

Available from 05/25/2025

asia-adams-lemar
asia-adams-lemar 🇺🇸

24 documents

1 / 1

Toggle sidebar

This page cannot be seen from the preview

Don't miss anything!

bg1
Solubility
+
Melting
Point
Of
Fatty
Acids
Solubllty
decreases
as
the
chain
length
Increases
Butter
,
"
Melting
Point
f-
t4
Decreases
as
the
chain
length
decreases
saturated
"
Decreases
as
the
number
of
double
bonds
Increases
60
-
capncaaa
"
"
nooapr
"
"
°
-
~rr¥oH
~~TÉo~r0H
OH
20
-
µ
,a
,
µ
,
.mn
.ua
,
µ;,,_
~~~ÑoH
~~~%07¥0H
Oleic
acid
Elaldlc
acid
Conformation
Of
Fatty
Acids
É^;~-~~-
on
Linoleic
acid
a-
Linolenic
acid
Saturated
chain
tends
to
adopt
extended
conformations
Éʰ~L%+
,
ay
,
-15%+1
{
Double
bonds
in
natural
unsaturated
fatty
acids
commonly
CIS
double
bond
µ
'
ctounainre
"g¥a%:%¥
µ
:-&
;¥Fq;É
,
"
"
"
s
configuration
ckinks-necno.in
,
unsaturated
group
carbon
"
"
¥É¥¥¥•%@
"
"
••:&÷:•÷!÷•
:*
,
Trans
double
bond
§
trans
*¥i¥i¥i¥i¥i¥iÉ-¥
.
¥iiÉ÷¥É¥-
"
Trans
-
Linoleic
acid
>
a.
un
,
.name
¢g
y
,
gaga
margarine
)
{
Hydrocarbon
§
Melting
Point
and
Double
Bonds
chain
q§§%󲰜
.
%¥ˢ÷••¥
;
saturated
fatty
acids
pack
in
a
fairly
orderly
way
saturated
unsaturated
Extensive
favorable
interactions
Unsaturated
Clsfattyacldspacklessoderlyduetothekink
saturated
Mixture
of
saturated
and
fatty
acids
unsaturated
fatty
acids
Less
-
extensive
favorable
interactions
as
G@asOasCpgqqgggostaiaesiess-inermaieneross-ioasruriasor.e
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"§§;§g;¥↑;;•§gqg§
§;;!qj¥!&¥%qg!¥
¥!;q¥g,µ§
;!
Unsaturated
cis
fatty
acids
have
a
lower
melting
point
Trans
Fatty
Acids
Form
by
partial
dehydrogenation
of
unsaturated
fatty
acids
Increases
shelf-life
/
stability
at
high
temps
of
011s
used
via
cooking
unsaturated
saturated
Fat
Trans
Fat
fat
•-•;•-%É%÷:i•
.
.
Tran s
double
bond
allows
a
fatty
acid
to
adopt
an
extended
conformation
Examples
Examples
Examples
CISFAT
__
GOOD
Atmonds
Beef
cookies
can
pack
more
regularly
+
show
higher
melting
points
than
01s
forms
vegetables
Butter
Donuts
fish
Pizza
cakes
-
!•\•¥•\%•
-
CONSUMPTION
Increases
RISK
of
cardiovascular
disease
°
"
"
"
"
icecream
Fries
Health
Effects
Health
Effects
Health
Effects
TRANSFAT
-_
BAD
Avoi d
deep
frying
partially
hydrogenated
vegetable
0115
Raises
'
good
'
raises
bad
raises
"
bad
'
cholesterol
cholesterol
cholesterol
levels
levels
levels
-
,%\§-•_%•\•-•
Current
trend
:
reduced
in
foods
SATURATED
FAT
-_
BAD

Partial preview of the text

Download Module 6 Lesson 1: Lipid Melting Point and more Study notes Biochemistry in PDF only on Docsity!

Solubility

Melting

Point Of

Fatty

Acids

Solubllty

decreases as

the chain

length

Increases

Butter

,

"

Melting

Point

f-

t

Decreases as the chain

length

decreases

saturated

Decreases as the number of double

bonds

Increases

capncaaa

nooapr

"

" °

~rr¥oH ~~TÉo~r0H

OH

μ,a,

.mn.ua,

μ;,,_

 ~~~%07¥0H #### Oleic acid Elaldlc acid Conformation Of Fatty Acids É^→;→~-~~- on ### Linoleic acid a-Linolenic acid Saturated ### chain tends to ## adopt extended ### conformations ← Éʰ~L%+ , ay, -15%+ { Double ### bonds #### in ### natural unsaturated fatty acids commonly #### CIS double bond μ ' #### ctounainre "g¥a%:%¥ μ :-& ;¥Fq;É " "s configuration ## ckinks-necno.in, #### unsaturated ### group ### carbon ## ¥É¥¥¥•%@ " ## ••:&÷:•÷!÷• , #### Trans double bond § trans *¥i¥i¥i¥i¥i¥iÉ-¥ . ¥iiÉ÷¥É¥-◦ Trans - ## Linoleic acid > #### a.un, .name ## ¢g y , margarine ) gaga { ## Hydrocarbon § Melting Point and Double Bonds chain ## q§§% ## %¥ˢ÷••¥ ; ### saturated fatty ### acids ## pack #### in a fairly orderly way ## saturated unsaturated Extensive favorable interactions ## Unsaturated Clsfattyacldspacklessoderlyduetothekink saturated ### Mixture ofsaturated and ### fatty acids unsaturated ### fatty acids Less - ## extensive favorable ## interactions • •• as ## G@asOasCpgqqgggostaiaesiess-inermaieneross-ioasruriasor.e " " " ## "§§;!¥§g;¥↑;;•↑§gqg§§;;!qj¥!&¥%qg!•¥ ## ¥gÑ!;q¥g,μ§ ## Unsaturated cis fatty ### acids have a lower melting ## point Trans Fatty Acids Form by ## partial dehydrogenation ## of unsaturated fatty ## acids ### Increases shelf-life stability at ## high ### temps of 011s used via cooking #### unsaturated saturated Fat Trans Fat fat ↓ •-•;•-%É%÷:i• . . ### Trans double bond allows a fatty ### acid to ### adopt an extended conformation #### Examples Examples Examples ↓ ↓ ##### CISFAT __ GOOD Atmonds Beef cookies ### an ## pack more regularly + show higher melting ### points ### than 01s ## forms #### vegetables Butter Donuts • • fish Pizza cakes • - !•\•¥•\%• - • CONSUMPTION Increases ## RISK of cardiovascular disease °"""" icecream Fries - Health Effects Health Effects Health Effects TRANSFAT ##### - _ BAD ### Avoid ### deep frying partially hydrogenated vegetable 0115 Raises ' good ' raises bad raises " bad ' cholesterol cholesterol cholesterol levels levels levels - - ,%\§-•_←%•\•-• Current trend : ### reduced in foods - - - - ##### SATURATED FAT - _ BAD