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Offline Ilikecats12344

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Triglycerides and phospholipids?
« on: February 07, 2016, 03:01:54 PM »
Ok so I have a question to answer but I've not really been taught the topic on it, it's a merit question so we barely get any help on it even if I asked I would be given very little to go off. I'm struggling to even put this question into words even I can understand let alone answer it. Can anyone help and clarify it so I have a starting point?

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"Fatty acids and glycerol can be described as monomers of triglycerides and phospholipids. Describe how structural diversity between different examples of triglyceride and phospholipids can arise from a relatively limited number of monomer units" As far as I'm concerned, I seem to think I'm being asked how the structure can change with only a limited number of monomer units available? or...

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Re: Triglycerides and phospholipids?
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2016, 06:41:08 PM »
how many fatty acids can be bound to a glycerol molecule to form a triglyceride? how many bound to a phospholipid? What happens if the source fatty acids change?
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Re: Triglycerides and phospholipids?
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2016, 01:41:41 PM »
It is a Forum Rule that you must show your attempt before we can help you.  You might start by providing structures and/or descriptions of triglyceride and phospholipid.

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