CHEMISTRY OF THE FOOD LIPIDS
Chemical constitution, structures, reactions, stereochemistry of fats, phospholipids, related compounds; methods of isolation, characterization; synthesis; relation of structure to physical properties.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2021 Learning Outcomes: 1. Write a clear and concise research paper Audience: Graduate 2. Improve oral communication by presenting major points of the research paper Audience: Graduate 3. Utilize software to illustrate a protein containing a bound lipid at atomic resolution. Audience: Graduate 4. Explain lipid functions in relation to varying environmental conditions and electron transfer reactions Audience: Graduate 5. Develop a detailed understanding of lipid analysis, lipid synthesis as well as digestion and transport of dietary lipids in different vertebrates. Audience: Graduate 6. Derive the likely volatiles to be generated during storage of any unsaturated fatty acid using the beta-scission of a linoleic acid hydro peroxide as a template Audience: Graduate 7. Determine if a given reaction is thermodynamically favorable based on standard one-electron reduction potentials and concentrations of reactants (oxidized/reduced couples) Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Write a clear and concise research paper Audience: Graduate 2. Improve oral communication by presenting major points of the research paper Audience: Graduate 3. Utilize software to illustrate a protein containing a bound lipid at atomic resolution. Audience: Graduate 4. Explain lipid functions in relation to varying environmental conditions and electron transfer reactions Audience: Graduate 5. Develop a detailed understanding of lipid analysis, lipid synthesis as well as digestion and transport of dietary lipids in different vertebrates. Audience: Graduate 6. Derive the likely volatiles to be generated during storage of any unsaturated fatty acid using the beta-scission of a linoleic acid hydro peroxide as a template Audience: Graduate 7. Determine if a given reaction is thermodynamically favorable based on standard one-electron reduction potentials and concentrations of reactants (oxidized/reduced couples) Audience: Graduate
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- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
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- CHEMISTRY OF THE FOOD LIPIDS · 2 credits.