Chapter 15: Q. 15.53 (page 535)
Why is called "bad" cholesterol?
When the amount of cholesterol required by the tissues rises, deposit cholesterol in the arteries, restricting blood flow and increasing the risk of developing heart disease such as myocardial infarction.
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Using the internet look up the condensed structural formula for the medicinal drugs and list up the functional groups in the compounds.
a. baclofen, a muscle relaxant
b. anethole, a licorice flavoring agent in anise and fennel
c. alibendol, an antispasmodic drug
d. pargyline, an antihypertensive drug
e. naproxen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Identify each of the following as a fatty acid, soap, triacylglycerol, wax, glycerophospholipid, sphingolipid, or steroid:
a. sphingomyelin
b. whale blubber
c. adipose tissue
d. progesterone
e. cortisone
f. stearic acid
Draw the condensed structural formulas for all the products that would be obtained when the triacylglycerol in problem undergoes complete hydrolysis.
Linoleic acid is an -carbon unsaturated fatty acid with two double bonds that occur in many vegetable oils including safflower oil and poppyseed oil . Draw the line-angle formula for glyceryl trilinoleate (trilinolein).
15.81 Identify the components (to ) contained in each of the following lipids (a to d):
1. glycerol
2. fatty acid
3. phosphate
4. amino alcohol
5. steroid nucleus
6. sphingosine
a. estrogen
b. cephalin
c. wax
d. triacylglycerol
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