What is a glycerol with three fatty acids attached referred to?
A.prostaglandin
B.nucleicbacid
C.enzyme
D. fat
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I recommend you make flash cards for these basic concepts, they work wonders. In a fat molecule, the fatty acids are attached to each of the three carbons of the glycerol molecule with an ester bond through the oxygen atom. During the ester bond formation, three molecules are released. Since fats consist of three fatty acids and a glycerol, they are also called triacylglycerols or triglycerides.
This is a simple concept and he should know what it means. You don't need try and act smart either, sir.
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