Please tell me what is lipids and it's function
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Lipids (Greek, lipos- fat; Blood, 1943) are fatty acid esters of alcohols and related substances which are insoluble in water but get dissolved in a number of gondolas organic solvents like ether, benzene, chloroform, acetone, etc. They can, however, form colloidal complex and get dispersed uniformly in water in the form of minute droplets. This complex is called emulsion. Talking about functions of lipids;
1) fats serve as food reserve in both plants and animals. Hibernating animals store extra fat prior to onset of winter. Migratory birds also do so before migration.
2) They function as concentrated food because as compared to carbohydrates they yield more than twice as much energy per unit weight (9.3 kcal/gm : 4.5 kcal/gm)
3) Drying oils having unsaturated fatty acids are used in paint industry.
Those were some uses which might help.
1) fats serve as food reserve in both plants and animals. Hibernating animals store extra fat prior to onset of winter. Migratory birds also do so before migration.
2) They function as concentrated food because as compared to carbohydrates they yield more than twice as much energy per unit weight (9.3 kcal/gm : 4.5 kcal/gm)
3) Drying oils having unsaturated fatty acids are used in paint industry.
Those were some uses which might help.
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