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Well cholesterol itself is only 1 molecule, it can't *really* contain any other molecules. It does, however have some structural similarities with fatty acids such as the nice long hydrophobic tail.
It has an OH group also, so it's possible that it shares some metabolic routes and functions with fatty acids or is derived from them (we can reduce a carboxylic acid - found in fatty acids - to an alcohol group - OH). We probably need a molecular biologist to confirm that, though :).
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What substances are found in oil?
fatty acids and glycerol
Are fatty acids with double bonds saturated or not?
Fatty acids containing double bonds are unsaturated fatty acids as they still contain sp2 carbon atoms within them.
What does the three fatty acids make?
Three fatty acids and a glycerol molecule make a single tryglyceride and 3 water molecules.
Does fatty acid have a phosphate group?
Fatty acids contain C, H, O.
What type of fatty acids dose butter contain and how do you know?
Butter contains saturated fatty acids. We can know this because saturated fatty acids are solid at room temperature, and butter is solid at room temperature.
What molecules are the building blocks of fats?
All lipids (fats, oils and waxes) contain fatty acids attached to glycerol.
What smaller molecules are fats made up of?
Fat molecules are made up of glycerol linked to fatty acids.
What group of organic compounds contain fatty acids?
Fatty acids contain carboxyl groups. The functional group of fatty acids is -COOH. There are 2 types of fatty acids called saturated and non saturated.
What molecules are released when fat undergoes digestion?
glycerols and fatty acids
Why do oils contain fatty acids?
because your a fatty
What are the three molecules attached to glycerol molecules?
fatty acids
How many fatty acid molecules are needed to form a fat molecules?
3 fatty acids!
What does the hydrolysis of lipid molecules yield?
fatty acids and glycerol
In the triglyceride molecule what are three molecules attached to the glycerol molecule?
Fatty acids (apex)
What class of biological molecules contains fatty acids?
The class of biological molecule that contains fatty acids is lipids.
Small nonpolar hydrophobic molecules such as fatty acids?
Small, nonpolarn hydrophobic molecules such as fatty acids easily pass through a membrane's lipid bilayer.
What two molecules combine to form lipids?
glycerol and carboxylic acid combines to form a lipids.
