Learning Outcome:

• This section covers some important terminologies for the subsequent sections on lipids:

  • Polymers, hydrophilic, hydrophobic and amphipathic

🕐Estimated time for this section: 15 minutes

Introduction and Properties of Lipids

💡Introduction

Chemical Composition

Lipids have a higher proportion of carbon and hydrogen, as compared to oxygen.

There are also no general formula for lipids, as the elements (C, H, O and/or P, N) do not occur in definite proportions.

Below are some examples of lipids, take note of:

• proportion of C and H, compared to O

• how each have their unique proportion of C, H, O and /or P, N

💡Properties of lipids

🖊️Check Your Understanding

Attempt Qn 1 and 2 of the lipids learning goals.

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