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CHEMICAL
COMPOSITIONOF THE CELL
4.4 LIPIDS
Fats
Store
Fats
Glycerol
+
3 molecules of
Fatty acids
triglycerides
condensation
hydrolysis
+
3 molecules of
water
GLYCEROL
Fatty acid
fatty acid
+
condensation
Fatty acid
GLYCEROL
hydrolysis
Fatty acid
fatty acid
+
fatty acid
3H2O
Both
SIMILARI
TIES
are triglycerides.
They yield 38kJ per
gram.
Their molecules
aggregate into globules
because of their
hydrophobic properties.
DIFFERENCES
SATURATED
FATS
TYPES OF FATS
UNSATURATED
FATS
absent
presence
unable
able
Solid
CONDITION AT ROOM
TEMPERATURE
Liquid
higher
MELTING POINT
lower
likely
unlikely
unlikely
likely
Butter, animal
fats
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