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fatty acids
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In the triglyceride molecule what are three molecules attached to the glycerol molecule?
Fatty acids (apex)
Triglycerides are molecules consisting of one 3-carbon compound called?
A glycerol molecule and three fatty acid molecules.
What 2 types of molecules are needed to form a fat molecule?
To form a molecule of fat, the two types of molecules that are needed are glycerol and fatty acid. One glycerol molecule attaching itself to three molecules of fatty acid will give one molecule of fat.
Triglycerides are composed of what?
1 glycerol molecule and 3 fatty acid molecules.
What are subunits of fats?
Subunits of fats are glycerol and fatty acids. Each fat molecule comprises of 1 molecule of glycerol and 3 molecules of fatty acids.
How many carbon atoms are present in one molecule of glycerol?
There are 3 carbon atoms in one molecule of glycerol.
What is a tryglyceride?
A triglycerol is not the same as a tryglyceride. Be careful. Triglycerol is essentially 3 glycerol molecules hooked together by ether bonds. A triglyceride is a glycerol molecule with 3 fatty acids attached via ester bonds (it is a lipid).
How are fat molecules formed?
Fat molecules are made up of a molecule of glycerol and three molecules of fatty acids. The fatty acids each consist of a hydrocarbon chain with a carboxyl group at one end, while the glycerol molecule has three hydroxyl groups that interact with each carboxyl.
How many fatty acids are added to a glycerol molecule to make a triglyceride?
Three fatty acids are added to a glycerol molecule to form a triglyceride molecule. This process involves the removal of three water molecules, resulting in ester linkages between the fatty acids and the glycerol.
What is the end product of fat digestion?
The end products of fat digestion are fatty acids and glycerol.
How many water molecules will be removed to form a fat composed of 3 fatty acids and 1 glycerol molecule?
Three water molecules will be removed to form a triglyceride composed of three fatty acid chains and one glycerol molecule. One molecule of water is removed for each bond between a fatty acid and the glycerol molecule, for a total of three water molecules removed.
What are the component molecules that form together to make a triglyceride?
Glycerol and 3 Fatty acids
