NUTRITION
LIPIDS
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Question
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Compound lipids with carbohydrates is termed as ____
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lipoprotein
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phosphatides
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phospholipids
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glycolipids
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Glycolipids are carbohydrate-attached lipids, which are associated with cell membranes. They play important roles in providing energy and serve as markers for cellular recognition (Holdt and Kraan, 2011).
Detailed explanation-2: -Glycolipids are lipids that include sugar. Some glycolipids include cerebrosides and phosphatidylinositols.
Detailed explanation-3: -Glycolipids are lipids with a carbohydrate attached by a glycosidic (covalent) bond. Their role is to maintain the stability of the cell membrane and to facilitate cellular recognition, which is crucial to the immune response and in the connections that allow cells to connect to one another to form tissues.
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