Question

What is the structure and function of a lipid?

Answer 1

Lipids may be defines as a compounds which are relatively insoluble in water but freely soluble in non polar organic solvants like benzene, chloroform, acetone, ether, alcohol etc.

Lipids are a broad group of naturally occurring molecules that include,

Fatty acidsTriacylglecerides.Phospholipids.Sphingolipids.Waxes.Sterols.Terpens etc.