Classification of Lipids | Biochemistry
In this article we will discuss about the classification of lipids. Contrary to carbohydrates which constitute a family of relatively homogenous compounds, lipids form a very heterogenous class of compounds of widely differing structures and grouped according to their insolubility in water and solubility in organic solvents (ether, acetone, chloroform-alcohol mixtures, etc.). These solubility criteria are not absolute. Lipids were [...]