Lipids D008055

Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Lipids

Description

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 & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)   MeSH

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Subtype Terms (15)

Ceroid
 

Fats
 

Fatty Acids
26 drugs (11 approved, 15 experimental)

Fatty Alcohols
 

Glycerides
 

Glycolipids
 

Lipid Peroxides
 

Lipofuscin
 

Lipopeptides
 

Lipopolysaccharides
5 drugs (2 approved, 3 experimental)

Lipoproteins
36 drugs (13 approved, 23 experimental)

Membrane Lipids
 

Oils
 

Polyhydroxyalkanoates
 

Waxes
 


Phase 1 Indicated Drugs (1)

Other Experimental Indicated Drugs (4)

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