Lipids

A generic term for fats and lipoids, the alcohol-ether-soluble constituents of protoplasm, which are insoluble in water. They comprise the fats, fatty oils, essential oils, waxes, phospholipids, glycolipids, sulfolipids, aminolipids, chromolipids (lipochromes), and fatty acids. (Grant and Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

Year introduced: /blood was BLOOD LIPIDS 1963-1967

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Tree Number(s): D10

MeSH Unique ID: D008055

Entry Terms:

• Lipid

See Also:

• Hypolipidemic Agents
• Fats
• Hyperlipidemias

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Lipids
Ceroid
Fats
Dietary Fats +
Fats, Unsaturated +
Fatty Acids
Caprylates
Decanoic Acids +
Eicosanoic Acids
Endocannabinoids
Fatty Acids, Nonesterified
Fatty Acids, Unsaturated +
Fatty Acids, Volatile +
Heptanoic Acids +
Lauric Acids +
Mupirocin
Mycolic Acids
Mycophenolic Acid
Myristic Acids +
Palmitic Acids +
Prostanoic Acids
Sodium Morrhuate
Stearic Acids +
Thioctic Acid
Fatty Alcohols
Acetogenins
Butanols +
Dodecanol +
Dolichols +
Farnesol
Heptanol
Hexanols +
Octanols +
Pentanols
Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate
Glycerides
Diglycerides
Monoglycerides
Triglycerides +
Glycolipids
Cord Factors
Galactolipids
Glycosphingolipids +
Glycosylphosphatidylinositols
Polyisoprenyl Phosphate Sugars +
Lipid Peroxides
Lipofuscin
Lipopeptides
Caspofungin
Daptomycin
Micafungin
Polymyxins +
Lipopolysaccharides
Lipid A
O Antigens
Lipoproteins
Apolipoproteins +
ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 5
ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily G, Member 8
Chylomicrons +
Lipoprotein(a) +
Lipoprotein-X
Lipoproteins, HDL +
Lipoproteins, IDL
Lipoproteins, LDL +
Lipoproteins, VLDL +
Membrane Lipids
Lipid Bilayers
Phospholipids +
Proteolipids +
Sphingolipids +
Sterols +
Oils
Fish Oils +
Oils, Volatile +
Plant Oils +
Polyhydroxyalkanoates
Polyhydroxybutyrates
Waxes
Lanolin