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Dr. Glaser's Visualization Center
To accompany Bruice, Organic Chemistry, 3/e, Chapter 24

Theme Molecule Name Chemical Formula
Components of Lipids glycerin (S) HOCH2-CHOH-CH2OH
Components of Lipids phosphoglycerol (S) HOCH2-CHOH-CH2OPO(OH)2
Components of Lipids sphingosin (S) HOCH2-HCNH2-CHOH-CH=CH(CH2)12CH3
Components of Lipids palmitic acid (S) C16H32O2, hexadecanoic acid
Components of Lipids stearic acid (S) C18H36O2, octadecanoic acid
Components of Lipids oleic acid (S) C18H34O2, 9-octadecenoic acid
Components of Lipids linoleic acid (S) C18H32O2, 9,12-octdacdienoic acid
Components of Lipids linolenic acid (S) C18H30O2, 9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid
Lipids tristearin (S) C57H110O6, triacyglycerol
Lipids olestra (S) octaacylsucrose
Lipids phosphatidic acid (S) phosphatidic acid with two stearic acids
Lipases (from PDB) human pancreatic lipase (S) pdb enzyme

[a] Unless otherwise noted, structures are derived by Molecular Mechanics methods.
[b] Structures marked pdb were obtained from the protein data bank.