Principles of General, Organic, Biological Chemistry
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Chapter 15, Problem 15.35AP
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Waxes are a type of nonpolar lipids that contain esters and are formed by the reaction of carboxylic acid with long-chain alcohol by the removal of water. Generally, waxes are extracted from plants and animals. The general structure of wax is drawn as follows:
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Ch. 15.1 - In which solvents or solutions will a lipid be...Ch. 15.2 - (a) Draw a skeletal structure for each fatty acid....Ch. 15.2 - Prob. 15.3PCh. 15.2 - Prob. 15.4PCh. 15.3 - Draw the structure of a wax formed from stearic...Ch. 15.3 - One component of jojoba oil is a wax formed from...Ch. 15.3 - What hydrolysis products are formed when cetyl...Ch. 15.4 - Draw the structure of a triacylglycerol that...Ch. 15.4 - Prob. 15.9PCh. 15.4 - Draw the structure of a triacylglycerol that fits...
Ch. 15.5 - Draw the products formed from hydrolysis of each...Ch. 15.5 - Prob. 15.12PCh. 15.6 - Draw the structure of two different cephalins...Ch. 15.6 - Classify each lipid as a triacylglycerol,...Ch. 15.7 - Why are phospholipids rather than triacylglycerols...Ch. 15.7 - Prob. 15.16PCh. 15.8 - Prob. 15.17PCh. 15.8 - Prob. 15.18PCh. 15.9 - Prob. 15.19PCh. 15.9 - Prob. 15.20PCh. 15.10 - Why is it much easier to overdose on a fat-soluble...Ch. 15.10 - Prob. 15.22PCh. 15 - Prob. 15.23UKCCh. 15 - Prob. 15.24UKCCh. 15 - Prob. 15.25UKCCh. 15 - What hydrolysis products are formed when the wax...Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.27UKCCh. 15 - Prob. 15.28UKCCh. 15 - Draw the products formed when the given...Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.30UKCCh. 15 - Prob. 15.31UKCCh. 15 - Prob. 15.32UKCCh. 15 - Prob. 15.33APCh. 15 - Label each compound as a hydrolyzable or...Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.35APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.36APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.37APCh. 15 - How does each of the following affect the melting...Ch. 15 - Rank the fatty acids in order of increasing...Ch. 15 - How would you expect the melting points of the...Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.41APCh. 15 - Why are soaps water soluble, but the fatty acids...Ch. 15 - Draw the structure of a wax formed from palmitic...Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.44APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.45APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.46APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.47APCh. 15 - What hydrolysis products are formed when each wax...Ch. 15 - Draw a triacylglycerol that fits each description:...Ch. 15 - Draw a triacylglycerol that fits each description:...Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.51APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.52APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.53APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.54APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.55APCh. 15 - Draw the products formed when the given...Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.57APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.58APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.59APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.60APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.61APCh. 15 - Why are LDLs soluble in the blood?Ch. 15 - Describe the role of HDLs and LDLs in cholesterol...Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.64APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.65APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.66APCh. 15 - Answer each question with regards to vitamins A...Ch. 15 - Answer each question in Problem 15.67 for vitamins...Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.69APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.70APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.71APCh. 15 - How are soaps and phosphoacylglycerols similar in...Ch. 15 - Some fish oils contain triacylglycerols formed...Ch. 15 - Some marine plankton contain triacylglycerols...Ch. 15 - Prob. 15.75APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.76APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.77APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.78APCh. 15 - Prob. 15.79CPCh. 15 - Prob. 15.80CP
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