Lipids
By: Perry Powell and Gabriel Boccalandro
Made from the monomers of Fatty Acids and Glycerol
Fatty Acids
Glycerol
common functions
- Store energy by having a lot of bonds
- They make up cell membranes
- regulate what enters and exits the cell
Examples of Lipids
- Cholesterol
- fatty acyls
- Steroids
- sphingolipids
- glycolipids
Functional Groups
Carbonyl
Hydroxyl
How does its structure allow for its function
The Lipid's main purpose to store energy and the energy of a molecule is stored in its electrons and mainly its bond. so the Lipids have a lot of bonds.
Name of Polymer
Triglycerides