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Fats are hydrolised to fatty acids and glycerol by fat digestion which is aided by enzymes called lipases. Since fat molecules are large in size, a larger surface area needs to be provided; this occurs during emulsification in which bile, produced by the liver, is secreted, by the gall bladder, onto fat globules in the duodenum to emulsify fats into small droplets on which lipase can function in order to break-down the fats and produce glycerol and fatty acids. Hydrogen carbonate is secreted, as well, in order to neutralize the hydrochloric acid from the stomach; an almost-neutral pH (7.5) is optimal for the activity of lipases.
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∙ 15y ago"Fat" Molecules are composed of 3 molecules of fatty acids and 1 molecule of glycerol bonded together by dehydration synthesis
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∙ 12y agoAn ester. The hydroxide on the glycerol reacts with the carboxylic acid of the fatty acid.
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∙ 8y agoMono, di and triglycerides are formed, depending on how many fatty acids combine with the glycerol.
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∙ 8y agoThe compounds formed are called glycerolipids.
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∙ 14y agoEster bonds!
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∙ 12y agoDehydration reaction.
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∙ 12y agoA substance called Triglyceride
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What two parts make up a lipid?
a glycerol and 3 fatty acids for a generic fat. a phosphate group, glycerol and two fatty acid chains for a phospholipid...
What do fats break down into?
first of all, fat is broken down into 3 fatty acids and 1 glycerol molecule. how? a little enzyme, called lipase, is formed in the pancreas(near your liver) like all enzymes, it is shaped to perfectly fit its object, in this case, fat using its awesome 'skill', it separates the fat, and there you have it!
Explain amino fatty acid in the body?
Amino acids are the building blocks of a protein. Fatty acid is involved in formation of fats. Fatty acid and glycerol are two things that makes up a fat molecule.
How many fatty acids is in a typical fat?
3 fatty acis in a glycerol. Fat is composed of one glycerol, thus contaning 3 fatty acids. Good Luck in AP BIO !
How many fatty acid molecules are needed to form fat molecule?
You need 1 glycerol molecule and also 3 fatty acids to to make a lipid.
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.
What are components of fats?
Fat is made up of fatty acids and glycerol. A triglyceride is formed when a glycerol forms with three fatty acids.
What is the end product of fat digestion?
The end products of fat digestion are fatty acids and glycerol.
What are the two parts of a fatty acid?
If you mean triglycerides which is the fat most people talk about then its glycerol and fatty acids.
Glycerol and fatty acids corresponds with what?
Lipids.With two fatty acid tails, and a glycerol head, it is a phospholipid. If there is three tails, it is fat.
During digestion fat is changed into?
Fatty acid molecules and glycerol
What are the sub unit that make up fat?
glycerol and fatty acid
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.
What are the molecular units of fat molecules?
Fatty acid molecules and glycerol molecules.
What are the products of the acid catalyzed hydolysis of a fat?
Hydrolysis is the process of breaking down a compound with the action of water. The products of the acid catalyzed hydrolysis of a fat are fatty acids and glycerol.
What is the end product of fat digestion called?
Simple sugar, amino acid, fatty acids, or fatty acids and glycerol
What is each fat or oil made of?
It is made up of glycerol(alcohol) and fatty acid(carboxylic acid)
