Organic Chemistry III

Professor Carl C. Wamser

Lipids

Knowledge - Level 1

know the terminology:

lipid, fatty acid, fat, oil, glyceride, soap, phospholipid, micelle, lipid bilayer, hydrophilic, hydrophobic, steroid, hormone, prostaglandin, terpene

Concepts - Level 2

recognize representative examples of mono-, di-, and triglycerides

recognize representative examples of terpenes and steroids

recognize how and why soaps form micelles and the special solubilizing properties of micelles

recognize how and why phospholipids form bilayers and the special membrane properties of lipid bilayers

Applications - Level 3

identify biosynthetic origins of selected compounds, e.g., isoprene units within terpenes

Analytical Skills - Level 4 & Higher

follow biosynthetic reactions in selected reaction sequences, e.g., fatty acid biosynthesis