Glycerides are Glycerol containing lipids
Glycerides can be classified into
1. Neutral
glycerides and
2. Phosphoglyceride
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What are
neutral glycerides?
1. Neutral glycerides are nonionic and non-polar.
They are electrically neutral; therefore called as neutral glycerides.
Example: Triglycerides (fats)
Fats are the most abundant lipid, made up of two types of
smaller molecules: glycerol and fatty acids
Glycerol is a 3-C alcohol with a hydroxyl group
attached to each carbon
A fatty acid consists of a carboxyl group
attached to a long carbon skeleton
In a fat, 3 fatty acids are joined to 1 glycerol by
ester linkage, forming triacylglycerol, or triglyceride.
Fats are solid at room temperature whereas oils are
liquid at room temperature.
