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Name the two types of lipids |
Triglycerides Phospholipids |
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What is a triglyceride? |
Macromolecules Elements - carbon hydrogen and oxygen One molecule of glycerol and three fatty acids |
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What are the fatty acid molecules on the triglycerides ? |
Long tails of hydrocarbon Hydrophobic Makes them insoluble |
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What are ester bonds ? |
Triglycerides are synthesised by the formation of ester bonds between the glycerol and fatty acids Formed by a condensation reaction |
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What's the difference between a saturated and unsaturated fatty acids? |
Unsaturated fatty acids have at least one double bond between the carbon atoms |
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What are phospholipids ? |
Macromolecules One glycerol two fatty acids and one phosphate group Phosphate is hydrophilic
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