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Biomicromolecules

Question

A typical fat molecule is made up of

Easy

A

one glycerol and one fatty acid molecule
B

three glycerol and three fatty acid molecules
C

three glycerol molecules and one fatty acid molecule
D

one glycerol and three fatty acid molecules

Solution

A typical fat molecule is made up of one glycerol and three fatty acid molecules.
Fats are tri-esters of fatty acids and glycerol (trihydroxy propane). They are called triglycerides because glycerol forms ester linkages with three fatty acid molecules.

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