What molecule do the fatty acids covalently bond to in a Tryglyceride?

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1. Ali Abdullah
   

   Hi There, Glycerides, more correctly known as acylglycerols, are ester Ester An ester is an often Aroma compound organic chemistry or partially organic compound formed by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol or aromatic alcohol with the elimination of water.... s formed from glycerol Glycerol Glycerol is a chemical compound also commonly called glycerin or glycerine. It is a colorless, odorless, Viscosity liquid that is widely used in pharmaceutical formulations.... and fatty acid Fatty acid In chemistry, especially biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid often with a long unbranched aliphatic tail , which is either saturation or Unsaturated compound.... s. Glycerol has three hydroxyl Hydroxyl Hydroxyl in chemistry stands for a molecule consisting of an oxygen atom and a hydrogen atom connected by a covalent bond. The neutral form is a hydroxyl Radical and the hydroxyl anion is called a hydroxide.... functional group Functional group In organic chemistry, functional groups are specific groups of atoms within molecules that are responsible for the characteristic chemical reactions of those molecules.... s, which can be esterified with one, two, or three fatty acids to form monoglyceride Monoglyceride A monoglyceride, more correctly known as a monoacylglycerol, is a glyceride consisting of one fatty acid chain covalently bonded to a glycerol molecule through an ester linkage.... s, diglyceride Diglyceride A diglyceride, or a diacylglycerol , is a glyceride consisting of two fatty acid chains covalent bond to a glycerol molecule through ester linkages.... s, and triglyceride Triglyceride is a glyceride in which the glycerol is esterified with three fatty acids. It is the main constituent of vegetable oil and animal fats.... s. Vegetable oils and animal fat Animal fat Animal fats are Rendering tissue fat that can be obtained from a variety of animals.... s contain mostly triglycerides, but are broken down by natural enzyme Enzyme Enzymes are biomolecules that catalysis chemical reactions. Almost all enzymes are proteins. In enzymatic reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process are called Substrate , and the enzyme converts them into different molecules, the products.... s (lipase Lipase A lipase is a water-soluble enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ester chemical bond in water?insoluble, lipid substrates. Lipases thus comprise a subclass of the esterases.... s) into mono- and diglycerides and free fatty acids. Soap SOAP SOAP, originally defined as Simple Object Access Protocol, is a protocol specification for exchanging structured information in the implementation of Web Services in computer networks.... s are formed from the reaction of glycerides with sodium hydroxide. Hope it helps

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