FDSC 811
Plant and Microbial Lipids
Provides a comprehensive overview of plant and microbial lipids (fatty acids, triglycerides, glycolipids, phospholipids, sphingolipids, fatty glycosides, wax esters, estolide, isoprenoids, sterols and carotenoids), their chemical structure, properties, nutrition, biochemistry, molecular biology and biotechnology, as well as their industrial processing and utilities.
Prerequisites & course information
Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours Prerequisite(s): CHEM 250 or BMSC 230 or equivalent or permission of the instructor. Note: Offered in alternate years. This course is mutually exclusive with FABS 411.3. This course cannot be taken for credit after previously taking FABS 411.3
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027