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CHEMISTRY
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Question
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What would be the products of hydrolysis of a fat?
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glycerol
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fatty acids
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glycerol and esters
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glycerol and fatty acids
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Triglycerides are the esters of fatty acids with glycerol. Hence, the hydrolysis of triglycerides produces glycerol and fatty acids.
Detailed explanation-2: -The hydrolysis of fats and oils produces several important industrial chemicals. These products include fatty acids, monoglycerides, diglycerides, and glycerols.
Detailed explanation-3: -To obtain energy from fat, triglycerides must first be broken down by hydrolysis into their two principal components, fatty acids and glycerol. This process, called lipolysis, takes place in the cytoplasm. The resulting fatty acids are oxidized by -oxidation into acetyl CoA, which is used by the Krebs cycle.
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