RT Book, Section A1 King, Michael W. SR Print(0) ID 1122102922 T1 Lipids of Biological Significance T2 Integrative Medical Biochemistry Examination and Board Review YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071786126 LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1122102922 RD 2024/03/29 AB High-Yield TermsEssential fatty acid: fatty acid required in the diet due to the inability of human cells to synthesizeOmega fatty acid: refers to the location of sites of unsaturation relative to the omega end (farthest from the carboxylic acid) of a fatty acidMonounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA): a fatty acid with a single site of unsaturation, oleic acid, an omega-9 MUFA, is the most physiologically significant MUFAPolyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA): any fatty acid with multiple sites of unsaturation; omega-3 and omega-6 PUFA are the most significant clinicallyPlasmalogen: any of a group of ether phospholipidsSphingosine: an amino alcohol that serves as the backbone for the sphingolipid class of lipid, which includes the sphingomyelins and the glycosphingolipidsCeramide: sphingosine containing a fatty N-acylation, serves as the backbone for the glycosphingolipidsGlycosphingolipid: any ceramide to which a carbohydrate or carbohydrates have been added, constitutes the cerebrosides, globosides, sulfatides, and gangliosides