TYPES OF LIPIDS - Simple Lipids
- Glycerol is an organic compound (alcohol) with three carbons, five hydrogens, and three hydroxyl (OH) groups.
- In a fat molecule, the fatty acids are attached to each of the three carbons of the glycerol molecule with an ester bond through an oxygen atom.
- Fats are also called triacylglycerols or triglycerides because of their chemical structure.
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Triglycerides are glycerol backbone found in all lipids.
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