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Title: LIPIDS


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LIPIDS
  • By
  • Henry Wormser, Ph.D.

PSC 3110 Fall semester 2008
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Introduction
  • Definition water insoluble compounds
  • Most lipids are fatty acids or ester of fatty
    acid
  • They are soluble in non-polar solvents such as
    petroleum ether, benzene, chloroform
  • Functions
  • Energy storage
  • Structure of cell membranes
  • Thermal blanket and cushion
  • Precursors of hormones (steroids and
    prostaglandins)
  • Types
  • Fatty acids
  • Neutral lipids
  • Phospholipids and other lipids

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Fatty acids
  • Carboxylic acid derivatives of long chain
    hydrocarbons
  • Nomenclature (somewhat confusing)
  • Stearate stearic acid C180 n-octadecanoic
    acid
  • General structure

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Fatty acids
  • Common fatty acids
  • n 4 butyric acid (butanoic acid)
  • n 6 caproic acid (hexanoic acid)
  • n 8 caprylic acid (octanoic acid)
  • n 10 capric acid (decanoic acid)

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Fatty acids
  • common FAs
  • n 12 lauric acid (n-dodecanoic acid C120)
  • n 14 myristic acid (n-tetradecanoic acid
    C140)
  • n 16 palmitic acid (n-hexadecanoic acid
    C160)
  • n 18 stearic acid (n-octadecanoic acid C180)
  • n 20 arachidic (eicosanoic acid C200)
  • n 22 behenic acid
  • n 24 lignoceric acid
  • n 26 cerotic acid

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Less common fatty acids
  • iso isobutyric acid
  • anteiso
  • odd carbon fatty acid propionic acid
  • hydroxy fatty acids ricinoleic acid,
    dihydroxystearic acid, cerebronic acid
  • cyclic fatty acids hydnocarpic, chaulmoogric
    acid

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PHYTANIC ACID
A plant derived fatty acid with 16 carbons and
branches at C 3, C7, C11 and C15. Present in
dairy products and ruminant fats. A peroxisome
responsible for the metabolism of phytanic acid
is defective in some individuals. This leads to a
disease called Refsums disease Refsums disease
is characterized by peripheral polyneuropathy,
cerebellar ataxia and retinitis pigmentosa
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Less common fatty acids
These are alkyne fatty acids
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Fatty acids
  • Fatty acids can be classified either as
  • saturated or unsaturated
  • according to chain length
  • short chain FA 2-4 carbon atoms
  • medium chain FA 6 10 carbon atoms
  • long chain FA 12 26 carbon atoms
  • essential fatty acids vs those that can be
    biosynthesized in the body
  • linoleic and linolenic are two examples of
    essential fatty acid

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Unsaturated fatty acids
  • Monoenoic acid (monounsaturated)

Double bond is always cis in natural fatty
acids. This lowers the melting point due to
kink in the chain
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Unsaturated fatty acids
  • Dienoic acid linoleic acid

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Unsaturated fatty acids
  • Various conventions are in use for indicating the
    number and position of the double bond(s)

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Unsaturated fatty acids
  • Polyenoic acid (polyunsaturated)

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Unsaturated fatty acids
  • Monoenoic acids (one double bond)
  • 161, 9 w7 palmitoleic acid (cis-9-hexadecenoic
    acid
  • 181, 9 w9 oleic acid (cis-9-octadecenoic acid)
  • 181, 9 w9 elaidic acid (trans-9-octadecenoic
    acid)
  • 221, 13 w9 erucic acid (cis-13-docosenoic acid)
  • 241, 15 w9 nervonic acid (cis-15-tetracosenoic
    acid)

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Unsaturated fatty acids
  • Trienoic acids (3 double bonds)
  • 1836,9,12 w6 g-linolenic acid (all
    cis-6,9,12-octadecatrienoic acid)
  • 183 9,12,15 w3 a-linolenic acid
    (all-cis-9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid)
  • Tetraenoic acids (4 double bonds)
  • 204 5,8,11,14 w6 arachidonic acid
    (all-cis-5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid)

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Unsaturated fatty acids
  • Pentaenoic acid (5 double bonds)
  • 205 5,8,11,14,17 w3 timnodonic acid or EPA
    (all-cis-5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid)
  • Hexaenoic acid (6 double bonds)
  • 226 4,7,10,13,16,19 w3 cervonic acid or DHA
    (all-cis-4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid)

Both FAs are found in cold water fish oils
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Typical fish oil supplements
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Properties of fats and oils
  • fats are solids or semi solids
  • oils are liquids
  • melting points and boiling points are not usually
    sharp (most fats/oils are mixtures)
  • when shaken with water, oils tend to emulsify
  • pure fats and oils are colorless and odorless
    (color and odor is always a result of
    contaminants) i.e. butter (bacteria give
    flavor, carotene gives color)

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Examples of oils
  • Olive oil from Oleo europa (olive tree)
  • Corn oil from Zea mays
  • Peanut oil from Arachis hypogaea
  • Cottonseed oil from Gossypium
  • Sesame oil from Sesamum indicum
  • Linseed oil from Linum usitatissimum
  • Sunflower seed oil from Helianthus annuus
  • Rapeseed oil from Brassica rapa
  • Coconut oil from Cocos nucifera

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Non-drying, semi-drying and drying oils
  • based on the ease of autoxidation and
    polymerization of oils (important in paints and
    varnishes)
  • the more unsaturation in the oil, the more likely
    the drying process
  • Non-drying oils
  • Castor, olive, peanut, rapeseed oils
  • Semi-drying oils
  • Corn, sesame, cottonseed oils
  • Drying oils
  • Soybean, sunflower, hemp, linseed, tung, oiticica
    oils

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Fatty acid reactions
  • salt formation
  • ester formation
  • lipid peroxidation

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Soaps
  • Process of formation is known as saponification
  • Types of soaps
  • Sodium soap ordinary hard soap
  • Potassium soap soft soap (shaving soaps are
    potassium soaps of coconut and palm oils)
  • Castile soap sodium soap of olive oil
  • Green soap mixture of sodium and potassium
    linseed oil
  • Transparent soap contains sucrose
  • Floating soap contains air
  • Calcium and magnesium soaps are very poorly water
    soluble (hard water contains calcium and
    magnesium salts these insolubilize soaps)

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Lipid peroxidation
  • a non-enzymatic reaction catalyzed by oxygen
  • may occur in tissues or in foods (spoilage)
  • the hydroperoxide formed is very reactive and
    leads to the formation of free radicals which
    oxidize protein and/or DNA (causes aging and
    cancer)
  • principle is also used in drying oils (linseed,
    tung, walnut) to form hard films

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Hydrogenated fats
  • hydrogenation leads to either saturated fats and
    or trans fatty acids
  • the purpose of hydrogenation is to make the
    oil/fat more stable to oxygen and temperature
    variation (increase shelf life)
  • example of hydrogenated fats Crisco, margarine

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Neutral lipids
  • Glycerides (fats and oils) glycerides
  • Glycerol
  • Ester of glycerol - mono glycerides,
    diglycerides and triglycerides
  • Waxes simple esters of long chain alcohols

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GLYCERIDES
Function storage of energy in compact form and
cushioning
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Stereospecific numbering
  • carbon 2 of triglycerides is frequently
    asymmetric since C-1 and C-3 may be substituted
    with different acyl groups
  • by convention we normally draw the hydroxyl group
    at C-2 to the left and use the designation of sn2
    for that particular substituent
  • C-1 and C-3 of the glycerol molecule become sn1
    and sn3 respectively

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Analytical methods to evaluate lipids
  • saponification number
  • iodine value (Hanus method)
  • free fatty acids
  • acetyl number
  • Reichert-Meissl number
  • HPLC/GC (for more precise analysis)

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Saponification number
  • gives some clue as to the average size of fatty
    acids in a given sample of fat
  • defined as the number of milligrams of KOH needed
    to neutralize the fatty acids in 1 Gm of fat
  • butter (large proportion of short chain FAs) sap.
    no. 220 230
  • oleomargarine (long chain FAs) sap. No is 195 or
    less

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Iodine number
  • measures the degree of unsaturation in a given
    amount of fat or oil
  • the iodine number is the number of grams of
    iodine absorbed by 100 grams of fat
  • Cottonseed oil 103 111
  • Olive oil 79 88
  • Linseed oil 175 202
  • frequently used to determine adulteration of
    commercial lots of oils

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Acetyl number
  • some fatty acids have hydroxyl groups

The acetyl number gives the proportion of these
hydroxyl-containing fatty acids in a given sample
of fat or oil
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Acetyl number
  • the acetyl number is the number of milligrams of
    KOH needed to neutralize the acetic acid of 1 Gm
    of acetylated fat
  • examples
  • castor oil 146 150
  • cod liver oil 1.1
  • cottonseed oil 21 25
  • olive oil 10.5
  • peanut oil 3.5

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Reichert Meissl number
  • measures the amount of volatile fatty acids (low
    MW and water soluble Fas)
  • the R-M number is the number of milliliters of
    0.1N alkali required to neutralize the soluble
    fatty acids distilled from 5 Gm of fat
  • butter fat has a high R-M number

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WAXES
  • simple esters of fatty acids (usually saturated
    with long chain monohydric alcohols)

Beeswax also includes some free alcohol and
fatty acids Spermaceti contains cetyl palmitate
(from whale oil) useful for Pharmaceuticals
(creams/ointments tableting and
granulation) Carnauba wax from a palm tree from
brazil a hard wax used on cars and boats
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Spermaceti source
Carnauba wax source
Bees wax
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Waxes
Examples of long chain monohydric alcohols found
in waxes
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Phospholipids
  • the major components of cell membranes
  • phosphoglycerides

Phospholipids are generally composed of FAs, a
nitrogenous base, phosphoric acid and either
glycerol, inositol or sphingosine
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Phosphatidyl inositol
Commonly utilized in cellular signaling
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Sphingolipids
Based on sphingosine instead of glycerol
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Sphingomyelin (a ceramide)
It is a ubiquitous component of animal cell
membranes, where it is by far the most abundant
sphingolipid. It can comprise as much as 50 of
the lipids in certain tissues, though it is
usually lower in concentration than
phosphatidylcholine
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Ether glycerophospholipids
  • Possess an ether linkage instead of an acyl group
    at the C-1 position of glycerol
  • PAF ( platelet activating factor)
  • A potent mediator in inflammation, allergic
    response and in shock (also responsible for
    asthma-like symptom
  • The ether linkage is stable in either acid or
    base
  • Plasmalogens cis a,b-unsaturated ethers
  • The alpha/beta unsaturated ether can be
    hydrolyzed more easily

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Ether glycerophospholipids
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glycolipids
There are different types of glycolipids
cerebrosides, gangliosides, lactosylceramides
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GLYCOLIPIDS
  • Cerebrosides
  • One sugar molecule
  • Galactocerebroside in neuronal membranes
  • Glucocerebrosides elsewhere in the body
  • Sulfatides or sulfogalactocerebrosides
  • A sulfuric acid ester of galactocerebroside
  • Globosides ceramide oligosaccharides
  • Lactosylceramide
  • 2 sugars ( eg. lactose)
  • Gangliosides
  • Have a more complex oligosaccharide attached
  • Biological functions cell-cell recognition
    receptors for hormones

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Gangliosides
  • complex glycosphingolipids that consist of a
    ceramide backbone with 3 or more sugars
    esterified,one of these being a sialic acid such
    as N-acetylneuraminic acid
  • common gangliosides GM1, GM2, GM3, GD1a, GD1b,
    GT1a, GT1b, Gq1b

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Ganglioside nomenclature
  • letter G refers to the name ganglioside
  • the subscripts M, D, T and Q indicate mono-, di-,
    tri, and quatra(tetra)-sialic-containing
    gangliosides
  • the numerical subscripts 1, 2, and 3 designate
    the carbohydrate sequence attached to ceramide

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Ganglioside nomenclature
  • Numerical subscripts
  • 1. Gal-GalNAc-Gal-Glc-ceramide
  • 2. GalNAc-Gal-Glc-ceramide
  • 3. Gal-Glc-ceramide

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A ganglioside (GM1)
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Cardiolipids
A polyglycerol phospholipid makes up 15 of
total lipid-phosphorus content of the myocardium
associated with the cell membrane
Cardiolipids are antigenic and as such are used
in serologic test for syphilis (Wasserman test)
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Sulfolipids
  • also called sulfatides or cerebroside sulfates
  • contained in brain lipids
  • sulfate esters of cerebrosides
  • present in low levels in liver, lung, kidney,
    spleen, skeletal muscle and heart
  • function is not established

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Lipid storage diseases
  • also known as sphingolipidoses
  • genetically acquired
  • due to the deficiency or absence of a catabolic
    enzyme
  • examples
  • Tay Sachs disease
  • Gauchers disease
  • Niemann-Pick disease
  • Fabrys disease
  • http//www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/lipid_storage_d
    iseases/lipid_storage_diseases.htm

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Genetic defects in ganglioside metabolism
  • leads to a buildup of gangliosides (ganglioside
    GM2) in nerve cells, killing them

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Tay-Sachs disease
  • a fatal disease which is due to the deficiency of
    hexosaminidase A activity
  • accumulation of ganglioside GM2 in the brain of
    infants
  • mental retardation, blindness, inability to
    swallow
  • a cherry red spot develops on the macula (back
    of the the eyes)
  • Tay-Sachs children usually die by age 5 and often
    sooner

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Genetic defects in globoside metabolism
  • Fabrys disease
  • Accumulation of ceramide trihexoside in kidneys
    of patients who are deficient in lysosomal
    a-galactosidase A sometimes referred to as
    ceramide trihexosidase
  • Skin rash, kidney failure, pains in the lower
    extremities
  • Now treated with enzyme replacement therapy
    agalsidase beta (Fabrazyme)

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Genetic defects in cerebroside metabolism
  • Krabbes disease
  • Also known as globoid leukodystrophy
  • Increased amount of galactocerebroside in the
    white matter of the brain
  • Caused by a deficiency in the lysosomal enzyme
    galactocerebrosidase
  • Gauchers disease
  • Caused by a deficiency of lysosomal
    glucocerebrosidase
  • Increase content of glucocerebroside in the
    spleen and liver
  • Erosion of long bones and pelvis
  • Enzyme replacement therapy is available for the
    Type I disease (Imiglucerase or Cerezyme)
  • Also miglustat (Zavesca) an oral drug which
    inhibits the enzyme glucosylceramide synthase, an
    essential enzyme for the synthesis of most
    glycosphingolipids

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Miglustat (Zavesca)
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Genetic defects in ganglioside metabolism
  • Metachromatic leukodystrophy
  • accumulation of sulfogalactocerebroside
    (sulfatide) in the central nervous system of
    patient having a deficiency of a specific
    sulfatase
  • mental retardation, nerves stain yellowish-brown
    with cresyl violet dye (metachromasia)
  • Generalized gangliosidosis
  • accumulation of ganglioside GM1
  • deficiency of GM1 ganglioside b-galactosidase
  • mental retardation, liver enlargement, skeletal
    involvement

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Niemann-Pick disease
  • principal storage substance sphingomyelin which
    accumulates in reticuloendothelial cells
  • enzyme deficiency sphingomyelinase
  • liver and spleen enlargement, mental retardation

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Blood groups
  • determined by various glycolipids on RBCs
  • A antigens
  • B antigens
  • H antigens

(found on type O blood cells)
not recognized by anti-A or anti-B antibodies
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Cholesterol and cholesterol esters
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STEROID NUMBERING SYSTEM
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STEREOCHEMISTRY OF STEROIDS
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Cholesterol sources, biosynthesis and degradation
  • diet only found in animal fat
  • biosynthesis primarily synthesized in the liver
    from acetyl-coA biosynthesis is inhibited by LDL
    uptake
  • degradation only occurs in the liver

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Cholesterol and cholesterol esters
The hydroxyl at C-3 is hydrophilic the rest of
the molecule is hydrophobic also 8 centers of
asymmetry
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Cholesterol and cholesterol esters
Functions -serves as a component of membranes of
cells (increases or moderates
membrane fluidity -precursor
to steroid hormones -storage
and transport cholesterol esters

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Functions of cholesterol
  • serves as a component of membranes of cells
    (increases or moderates membrane fluidity)
  • precursor to steroid hormones and bile acids
  • storage and transport cholesterol esters

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Prostaglandins and other eicosanoids (prostanoids)
  • local hormones, unstable, key mediators of
    inflammation
  • derivatives of prostanoic acid

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SUBSTITUTION PATTERN OF PROSTANOIDS
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Prostacyclins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes
  • PGH2 in platelets is converted to thromboxane A2
    (TXA2) a vasoconstrictor which also promotes
    platelet aggregation
  • PGH2 in vascular endothelial cells is converted
    to PGI2, a vasodilator which inhibits platelet
    aggregation
  • Aspirins irreversible inhibition of platelet COX
    leads to its anticoagulant effect

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Functions of eicosanoids
  • Prostaglandins particularly PGE1 block
    gastric production and thus are gastric
    protection agents
  • Misoprostol (Cytotec) is a stable PGE1 analog
    that is used to prevent ulceration by long term
    NSAID treatment
  • PGE1 also has vasodilator effects
  • Alprostadil (PGE1) used to treat infants with
    congenital heart defects
  • Also used in impotance (Muse)

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Functions of eicosanoids
  • PGF2a causes constriction of the uterus
  • Carboprost Hebamate (15-Me-PGF2a) induces
    abortions
  • PGE2 is applied locally to help induce labor at
    term

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Examples of drugs derived from prostaglandins
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Leukotrienes
Leukotrienes are derived from arachidonic acid
via the enzyme 5-lipoxygenase which converts
arachidonic acid to 5-HPETE (5-hydroperoxyeicosat
etranoic acid) and subsequently by dehydration to
LTA4
peptidoleukotrienes
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Leukotrienes
Leukotrienes are synthesized in neutrophils,
monocytes, macrophages, mast cells and
keratinocytes. Also in lung, spleen, brain and
heart. A mixture of LTC4, LTD4 and LTE4 was
previously known as the slow-reacting substance
of anaphylaxis
peptidoleukotrienes
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Leukotrienes
Non-peptidoleuktrienes LTA4 is formed by
dehydration of 5-HPETE, and LTB4 by hydrolysis of
the epoxide of LTA4
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Biological activities of leukotrienes
  • 1. LTB4 - potent chemoattractent
  • - mediator of hyperalgesia
  • - growth factor for keratinocytes
  • 2. LTC4 - constricts lung smooth muscle
  • - promotes capillary leakage
  • 1000 X histamine
  • 3. LTD4 - constricts smooth muscle lung
  • - airway hyperactivity
  • - vasoconstriction
  • 4. LTE4 - 1000 x less potent than LTD4
  • (except in asthmatics)

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Leukotriene receptor antagonists
Zafirlukast (Accolate)
Montelukast (Singulair)
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Lipid-linked proteins
  • Lipid-linked proteins (different from
    lipoproteins)
  • lipoproteins that have lipids covalently attached
    to them
  • these proteins are peripheral membrane proteins

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Lipid-linked proteins
  • 3 types are most common
  • Prenylated proteins
  • Farnesylated proteins (C15 isoprene unit)
  • Geranylgeranylated proteins (C20 isoprene unit)
  • Fatty acylated proteins
  • Myristoylated proteins (C14)
  • Palmitoylated proteins (C16)

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Lipid-linked proteins
  • glycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked proteins
    (GPI-linked proteins)
  • occur in all eukaryotes, but are particularly
    abundant in parasitic protozoa
  • located only on the exterior surface of the
    plasma membrane

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Fatty acylated proteins
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Prenylated proteins
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GPI-linked proteins
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Lipoproteins
  • particles found in plasma that transport lipids
    including cholesterol
  • lipoprotein classes
  • chylomicrons take lipids from small intestine
    through lymph cells
  • very low density lipoproteins (VLDL)
  • intermediate density lipoproteins (IDL)
  • low density lipoproteins (LDL)
  • high density lipoproteins (HDL)
  • Terpenes

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Composition and properties of human lipoproteins
most proteins have densities of about 1.3 1.4
g/mL and lipid aggregates usually have densities
of about 0.8 g/mL
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Lipoprotein structure
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LDL molecule
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The apolipoproteins
  • major components of lipoproteins
  • often referred to as aproteins
  • classified by alphabetical designation (A thru E)
  • the use of roman numeral suffix describes the
    order in which the apolipoprotein emerge froma
    chromatographic column
  • responsible for recognition of particle by
    receptors

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HELICAL WHEEL PROJECTION OF A PORTION OF
APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I
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LIPOPROTEINS
  • spherical particles with a hydrophobic core (TG
    and esterified cholesterol)
  • apolipoproteins on the surface
  • large apoB (b-48 and B-100) atherogenic
  • smaller apoA-I, apoC-II, apoE
  • classified on the basis of density and
    electrophoretic mobility (VLDL LDL IDLHDL
    Lp(a)

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Apoproteins of human lipoproteins
  • A-1 (28,300)- principal protein in HDL
  • 90 120 mg in plasma
  • A-2 (8,700) occurs as dimer mainly in HDL
  • 30 50 mg
  • B-48 (240,000) found only in chylomicron
  • B-100 (500,000) principal protein in LDL
  • 80 100 mg

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Apoproteins of human lipoproteins
  • C-1 (7,000) found in chylomicron, VLDL, HDL
  • 4 7 mg
  • C-2 (8,800) - found in chylomicron, VLDL, HDL
  • 3 8 mg
  • C-3 (8,800) - found in chylomicron, VLDL, IDL,
    HDL
  • 8 15 mg
  • D (32,500) - found in HDL
  • 8 10 mg
  • E (34,100) - found in chylomicron, VLDL, IDL HDL
  • 3 6 mg

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Major lipoprotein classes
  • chylomicrons
  • density
  • diameter 80 - 500 nm
  • dietary triglycerides
  • apoB-48, apoA-I, apoA-II, apoA-IV, apoC-II/C-III,
    apoE
  • remains at origin in electrophoretic field

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Major lipoprotein classes
  • VLDL
  • density 1.006
  • diameter 30 - 80nm
  • endogenous triglycerides
  • apoB-100, apoE, apoC-II/C-III
  • prebeta in electrophoresis

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Major lipoprotein classes
  • IDL (intermediate density lipoproteins)
  • density 1.006 - 1.019
  • diameter 25 - 35nm
  • cholesteryl esters and triglycerides
  • apoB-100, apoE, apoC-II/C-III
  • slow pre-beta

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Major lipoprotein classes
  • HDL (high density lipoproteins)
  • density 1.063-1.210
  • diameter 5-12nm
  • cholesteryl esters and phospholipids
  • apoA-I, apoA-II, apoC-II/C-III
  • alpha (electrophoresis)

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Major lipoprotein classes
  • LDL (low density lipoproteins)
  • density 1.019 - 1.063
  • diameter 18-25nm
  • cholesteryl esters
  • apoB-100
  • beta (electrophoresis)
  • borderline high and 160 is high

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Cholesterol and lipid transport by lipoproteins
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Cholesterol and lipid transport by lipoproteins
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Photograph of an arterial plaque
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The LDL receptor
  • characterized by Michael Brown and Joseph
    Goldstein (Nobel prize winners in 1985)
  • based on work on familial hypercholesterolemia
  • receptor also called B/E receptor because of its
    ability to recognize particles containing both
    apos B and E
  • activity occurs mainly in the liver
  • receptor recognizes apo E more readily than apo
    B-100

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Representation of the LDL receptor
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Terpenes
  • simple lipids, but lack fatty acid component
  • formed by the combination of 2 or more molecules
    of 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene (isoprene)
  • monoterpene (C-10) made up of 2 isoprene units
  • sesquiterpene (C-15) made up of 3 isoprene
    units
  • diterpene (C-20) made up of 4 isoprene units

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Monoterpenes
Monoterpenes are readily recognized by their
characterisitic flavors and odors ( limonene in
lemons, citronellal in roses and
geraniums, pinene in turpentine and menthol from
peppermint
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Sesquiterpenes
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Diterpenes
All-trans-retinal
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Triterpenes
Triterpenes are C-30 compounds are addition
products of 2 sesquiterpenes Both squalene and
lanosterol are precursors of cholesterol and
other steroids
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Other terpenes
  • tetraterpenes (C-40) are not as common as mono,
    di, and triterpenes
  • include the carotenoids such as beta-carotene
    (precursor of vitamin A) and lycopene found in
    tomatoes
  • usually colorful compounds due to highly
    conjugated system
  • polyisoprenoids or polyprenols consist of
    numerous isoprene adducts (8 22)
  • examples include dolichol phosphate, undecaprenyl
    alcohol (bactoprenol) and the side chains of
    vitamins K, vitamin E and coenzyme Q

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Websites on lipids
  • http//www.cyberlipid.org/ web site deals mainly
    with an overview on all lipids
  • http//www.lipidsonline.org this website
    focuses mainly on disease processes
    (atherosclerosis) and treatment
  • http//www.lipidlibrary.co.uk/ -There are two
    main divisions in this website, one dealing with
    the chemistry and biochemistry of lipids and the
    other with the analysis of lipids

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