NUTRITION
LIPIDS
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Question
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What is a monomer of a lipid?
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A glycerol head with two or three fatty acid tails.
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Two or three fatty acid tails.
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A five-sided carbon ring.
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A saturated or unsaturated tail.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Triglycerides may contain three identical fatty acid tails, or three different fatty acid tails (with different lengths or patterns of double bonds). Synthesis of a tryacylglycerol molecule from a glycerol backbone and three fatty acid chains, with the release of three molecules of water.
Detailed explanation-2: -Glycerol and fatty acids are the monomers of lipids.
Detailed explanation-3: -Triglycerides are macromolecules called lipids, better known as fats or oils. Triglycerides are named for the monomer components they contain. “Tri” means three, and triglycerides are built from monomers of three fatty acids bonded to a glycerol.
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