ABSTRACT
The chemical properties of lipids become evident during a chemical reaction and deŒneaparticularcharacteristicofthemolecularstructure.Assuch,thechemical propertiesoflipidsmayonlybedescribedinreferencetoaparticularreaction.A numberoflipidchemicalpropertiesarereferredtoaschemicalindicesandhave beenusedhistoricallytodescribethecharacteristicsofpurelipidsorlipidmixtures.
2.1 Chemical Properties .......................................................................................23 2.1.1Introduction ........................................................................................23 2.1.2Main Chemical Reactions of Lipids ...................................................24
