Lipid

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title: Lipid
text: Lipids are a broad group of organic compounds which include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins, monoglycerides, diglycerides, phospholipids, and others. The functions of lipids include storing energy, signaling, and acting as structural components of cell membranes. Lipids have applications in the cosmetic and food industries, and in nanotechnology. Lipids may be broadly defined as hydrophobic or amphiphilic small molecules; the amphiphilic nature of some lipids allows them to form struc
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description: Substance of biological origin that is soluble in nonpolar solvents
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipid
date created: 2001-07-27T15:55:20Z
date modified: 2024-09-12T03:22:13Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Common_lipids_lmaps.png","width":1755,"height":1749}
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