Lipophilic conjugates fatty acid derivatives

Some metabolic conjugative processes result in the production of lipophilic derivatives that are not readily eliminated. While their physical properties are different from the classical hydrophilic conjugates, the mechanism of formation clearly defines them as conjugates (i.e., they are formed as the result of a union of xenobiotic metabolites with endogenous molecules). The reactions involve the coupling of xenobiotic acids and alcohols with endogenous intermediates of lipid synthesis (i. e., the acids with glycerol and cholesterol and the alcohols with the fatty acids). 

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