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Glycerol
Fatty acids are known as isomers. Glycerol are also isomers.
Fatty acids (apex)
Fatty acids can be sterified to a glycerol molecule.
fatty acids
fatty acids and glycerol
Glycerol
Subunits of fats are glycerol and fatty acids. Each fat molecule comprises of 1 molecule of glycerol and 3 molecules of fatty acids.
A triglyceride is three fatty acids attached to one glycerol molecule.
A triglyceride is a macromolecule composed of one glycerol molecule bonded to three fatty acids.
fatty acids
a triglyceride