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A triglyceride is formed by the condensation of three fatty acids with one glycerol molecule. Therefore, it takes three condensation reactions to build a triglyceride, as each fatty acid must undergo a reaction with the glycerol to form an ester bond. Each reaction results in the release of a water molecule.
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How many dehydration synthesis reactions are required to attach fatty acid tails to a glycerol and build a triglyceride?
It can be done all in one synthesis. However, there are 3 OHs on glycerol and thus 3 fatty acids required in total to build the triglyceride. There are thus 3 reactions in total that take place but all in one synthesis. This is similar to 3 molecules of NaOH reacting with one molecule of phosphoric acid.
The process of forming a larger molecule from its monomer is called what?
Many terms can describe this process. The reactions involved are called dehydration synthesis (aka condensation) reactions or more specifically polymerization reactions. However the process can be called an anabolic process.
The relatively unimportant by-products of many condensation reaction is?
The relatively unimportant by-products of many condensation reactions are typically water or simple molecules such as acetic acid, ammonia, or hydrogen chloride. These by-products are usually removed or neutralized to prevent interference with the main reaction.
How many ester bonds are found in a triglyceride?
There are three ester bonds in a triglyceride molecule. These ester bonds form when three fatty acid molecules each react with a glycerol molecule, resulting in the formation of the triglyceride.
How many glycerols in a triglyceride?
1. 3 fatty acids are attached to it.
How is glycogen made?
Through condensation reactions. Glycogen is a polysaccharide. This means it is the polymer of many monosaccharides. The monomer of Glycogen is Glucose. Glucose, through condensation reactions in which water is released, joins to form the branched structure of Glycogen. This feature is beneficial in animals as it is easy to break off the individual glucose for energy through enzymes but also because polysaccharides are insoluble while monosaccharides are.
Do cells have the capability of synthesizing water during metabolism?
Many metabolic processes involve condensation reactions, a type of reaction forming new bonds that produces water as a "waste product".
Polymers are formed by hydrolysis?
Polymers are typically formed by condensation reactions, not hydrolysis. In a condensation reaction, monomers combine to form a polymer chain with the release of a small molecule like water. Hydrolysis, on the other hand, is the breakdown of polymers into monomers by the addition of water molecules.
How many water molecules are formed if a glycerol molecule is combined with three fatty acid molecules?
Three water molecules are formed when a glycerol molecule combines with three fatty acid molecules in a condensation reaction. Each fatty acid molecule contributes a water molecule when it reacts with the glycerol molecule to form a triglyceride.
In a triglyceride that contains 54 carbon atoms how many can become part of gulcose?
Of the 54 carbon atoms in a triglyceride, 18 can potentially be converted into glucose. Each glucose molecule contains 6 carbon atoms.
How does water act as a metabolite?
Water works as a medium for different enzymes and chemicals within the body while taking nutrients, hormones and oxygen through the lymph and blood system. Metabolism is the sum of all the chemical activities within the body, so water is very much a metabolite.
What is the by product of condensation reaction?
A Condensation reaction is a type of chemical reaction where two or more simple molecules are joined to make a complex molecule along with removal of other simple molecules as water, ammonia or hydrogen chloride..
