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When a molecule of glycerol reacts with one or more fatty acids an ester linkage results. The formation of this linkage is a result of a reaction between
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The hydroxyl (–OH) groups of glycerol and the carboxyl (–COOH) group of a fatty acid. An alcohol + carboxylic acid undergoes dehydration (esterification) to give an ester linkage and water (R–COOH + R'–OH → R–COOR' + H2O).
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