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They attach, via ester bonds, to the glycerol (glycerine) backbone.

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Q: What do fatty acids attach to in a triglyceride?
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Alcohol in a triglyceride that 3 fatty acids chains attach to?

Glycerol


Glycerol with three fatty acids attached is referred to as?

Three fatty acids attached to one glycerol molecule is called a triglyceride.


How is each triglyceride different from the others?

it has different fatty acids


What is a compound that has fatty acids and glycerol in it?

triglyceride


What is the basic structure of a triglyceride?

gycerol bound to 3 fatty acid is triglyceride..gylcerol a 3 carbon skeleton with a hydroxyl group attached to each carbon, Fatty acid= a caboxyl group attached to a long carbon skeleton the function triglyceride is to store energy in form of fatty acids, most efficient and compact way of storing energy


What are the component of triglyceride?

- Three Fatty Acids and glycerol


A Molecule of three fatty acids and glycerol?

a triglyceride


What are the monomers of triglyceride?

1 glycerol and 3 fatty acids so the monomers basically are glycerol and fatty acids


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.


A triglyceride is made up of three fatty acids and one molecule of what?

A triglyceride is made up of three fatty acids and one molecule Glycerol, C3H5(OH)3.


What is this chemical reaction fatty acids plus triglyceride plus water?

Dehydration of fatty acids


What triglyceride is made up of three fatty acids and one molecule?

A triglyceride is made up of three fatty acids and one molecule Glycerol, C3H5(OH)3.