Question
1.Three fatty acids form a triglyceride with one glycerol. What similarities would the fatty acids have with polysaccharides? What differences?
2. When you consume more food than you require, the mitochondria in the liver are involved n forming triglycerides from the excess. Why is storage of triglycerides important?
3. Some excess glucose is stored as glycogen in the liver and muscle. Why is it helpful that some glucose supplies are stored as glycogen instead of being converted to triglycerides(fat)?
2. When you consume more food than you require, the mitochondria in the liver are involved n forming triglycerides from the excess. Why is storage of triglycerides important?
3. Some excess glucose is stored as glycogen in the liver and muscle. Why is it helpful that some glucose supplies are stored as glycogen instead of being converted to triglycerides(fat)?