Triglyceride
[ Triglyceride ] An ester comprising of a glycerol backbone and three fatty acid molecules. Triglycerides are the main constituents of natural fats and oils and act as transports for fatty acids in the blood.
[ Triglyceride ] An ester comprising of a glycerol backbone and three fatty acid molecules. Triglycerides are the main constituents of natural fats and oils and act as transports for fatty acids in the blood.
[ Krebs_Cycle, Citric_Acid_Cycle, Tricarboxylic_Acid_Cycle, TCA_Cycle ] The metabolic pathway taking place in the mitochondria of all aerobic organisms that produces ATP through the oxidation of acetyl-CoA from carbohydrates, fatty acids and amino acids. Named after the biochemist, Sir Hans A.… Read More »Krebs Cycle
[ Amino acid ] A simple organic compound containing containing both an amine (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) functional group, along with a side-chain (R group), which is specific to each amino acid. Amino acids are the building blocks of… Read More »Amino acid
[ Conjugated linoleic acid, CLA ] An Isomer of linoleic acid in which two or more double bonds are conjugated and separated by a single bond between them. CLAs are found mostly in the meat and dairy products of grass-fed… Read More »Conjugated linoleic acid
[ Lecithin, Phosphatidylcholine ] Not to be confused with Lectin. Any of a group of amphiphilic fatty substances found in animal tissues, egg yolk, and some plants. Lecithins are usually phospholipids, consisting of phosphoric acid with choline, glycerol or other… Read More »Lecithin
[ Oil ] Any of a group of fatty acids and fatty acid esters of glycerol which are liquid at room temperature, compared to fat, which is a solid at room temperature.
[ Palm kernel oil ] Not to be confused with palm oil, a palm kernel oil is a highly saturated seed oil derived from the kernel of the oil palm Elaeis guineensis. Palm kernel oil contains mostly lauric acid (48,2%),… Read More »Palm kernel oil
[ Acetoacetic acid ] One of the three ketone bodies produced during the metabolic state of ketosis or ketoacidosis.
[ Medium-chain triglyceride, MCT ] Triglycerides in which 2 or 3 of its fatty acids are medium-chain fatty acids (i.e., ranging in length from 6 to 12 carbon atoms).
[ Peroxisome, Microbody ] Organelles found in eukaryotic cells. They catabolise very_long_chain_fatty_acids, branched-chain_fatty_acids, D-amino acids, and polyamines. They also reduce the reactive oxygen species hydrogen peroxide and biosynthesise plasmalogens, the phospholipids critical for the normal function of the brain and… Read More »Peroxisome