CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION
BIO MOLECULES
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Question
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examples of lipids
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fats
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oils
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Meat
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wax
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A second group of neutral lipids that are of physiological importance, though they are a minor component of biological systems, are waxes. Essentially, waxes consist of a long-chain fatty acid linked through an ester oxygen to a long-chain alcohol.
Detailed explanation-2: -Some examples of lipids include butter, ghee, vegetable oil, cheese, cholesterol and other steroids, waxes, phospholipids, and fat-soluble vitamins. All these compounds have similar features, i.e. insoluble in water and soluble in organic solvents, etc.
Detailed explanation-3: -Two common plant waxes are carnauba wax and soy wax. Carnauba wax comes from carnauba palm leaves. It is sometimes called palm wax.
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