BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

PROTEINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many fatty acid residues are normally present in a phospholipid molecule?
A
A 1
B
B 2
C
C 3
D
D 4
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Phospholipids contain glycerol, two fatty acids, a phosphate and a basic component.

Detailed explanation-2: -Like fats, they are typically composed of fatty acid chains attached to a backbone of glycerol. Instead having three fatty acid tails, however, phospholipids generally have just two, and the third carbon of the glycerol backbone is occupied by a modified phosphate group.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fat is stored reserve for the body which provides energy. These are triesters of glycerol. It is obtained from fatty acids and glycerol. It consists of one glycerol molecule and three fatty acid molecules.

Detailed explanation-4: -The phospholipid may have two esterified fatty acids and are called diacyl-phospholipids, whereas phospholipids with one fatty acid are called monoacylphospholipids or lyso-phospholipids.

Detailed explanation-5: -2 Triglycerides and triglyceride-rich lipoproteins Triglycerides are tri-esters consisting of a glycerol bound to three fatty acid molecules.

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