Glycerol (glycerin) exist in all triglycerides.
Glycerol is a trihydric alcohol, which means it contains three hydroxyl (OH) groups. This makes glycerol a polyol or a triol molecule.
The radius of a glycerol molecule is about 4.35 angstroms.
Glycerol
a glycerol molecule and three fatty acids. A triglyceride is a common type of lipid, which contains a glycerol molecule and three fatty acids. Most of the lipids (fats) that humans digest are triglycerides.
glycerol. Glycerol serves as the backbone to which the three fatty acids are attached in a triglyceride molecule.
Lipids contain glycerol as a component. Lipids are a diverse group of macromolecules that include fats, oils, and phospholipids. Glycerol is a backbone molecule for triglycerides, which are a common type of lipid.
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.
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Glycerol is a subunit molecule of lipids, specifically triglycerides. It is a backbone component that combines with fatty acids to form triglycerides, which are a type of fat molecule used for energy storage in the body.
Fatty acids are known as isomers. Glycerol are also isomers.
One glycerol molecule and three fatty acid molecule