Mmsc407 exam guide - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

lipid fatty, oily, or waxy substances or animal or vegetable origin which are insoluble in water but soluble in non-polar solvents such as chloroform, ethers, and alcohol NO carbon-carbon double bonds solid at room temp ex. butter unsaturated fatty acids have one or more carbon to carbon double bonds one = mono more than one = poly liquid at room temp ex. olive oil

nonprotein nitrogen(NPN) Urea Nitrogen (BUN) 45%, Amino Acids 20%, Uric Acid 20%, Creatinine 5%, Creatine 1-2%, Ammonia 0.2% Renal disease an increased plasma non-protein nitrogen can indicate azotemia increased amount of NPN compounds in blood Blood Urea Nitrogen(BUN) Biosynthesis of Urea Nitrogen, The catabolism of Protein from exogenous (dietary) or endogenous(tissue) sources by the body will yield ammonia which will be enzymatically complexed by the liver to form urea.