What do we call the covalent bonds between glycerol ant the fatty acids?

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1. amomipais82
   

   Hi,
   An acid (fatty acid) and an alcohol (glycerol) always form an ester bond.In chemistry
   Chemistry
   
   Chemistry is the science concerned with the composition, structure, and properties of matter, as well as the changes it undergoes during chemical reactions....
   , especially biochemistry
   Biochemistry
   
   Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry processes in living organisms. It deals with the structure and function of cellular components such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids and other biomolecules....
   , a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid
   Carboxylic acid
   
   Carboxylic acids are organic acids characterized by the presence of a carboxyl group, which has the Chemical formula -COH, usually written -COOH or -CO2H....
   often with a long unbranched aliphatic tail (chain
   Chain (sequence)
   
   The term Chain may refer to:* Chain in chemistry* Chain sequence , numbers in the mathematical study of continued fractions* Chain of thought, continuous thought process where ideas follow one from the other...
   ), which is either saturated
   Saturation (chemistry)
   
   In chemistry, saturation has five different meanings:#In physical chemistry, saturation is the point at which a solution of a substance can dissolve no more of that substance and additional amounts of it will appear as a Precipitation ....
   or unsaturated
   Unsaturated compound
   
   In organic chemistry, an unsaturated compound is a chemical compound that contains carbon-carbon double bonds or triple bonds such as in alkenes or alkynes....
   . Carboxylic acids as short as butyric acid
   Butyric acid
   
   Butyric acid , also known under the systematic name butanoic acid, is a carboxylic acid with the structural formula carbonhydrogen3CH2CH2-carboxyl group....
   (4 carbon
   Carbon
   
   Carbon is a chemical element with chemical symbol C and atomic number 6. As a member of group 14 on the periodic table, it is nonmetallic and tetravalence?making four electrons available to form covalent bond chemical bonds....
   atom
   Atom
   
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   s) are considered to be fatty acids, whereas fatty acids derived from natural fat
   Fat
   
   Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely insoluble in water. Chemistry, fats are generally ester of glycerol and fatty acids....
   s and oils may be assumed to have at least eight carbon atoms, caprylic acid
   Caprylic acid
   
   Caprylic acid is the common name for the eight-carbon saturated fatty acid known by the systematic name octanoic acid. It is found naturally in coconuts and breast milk....
   (octanoic acid), for example. Most of the natural fatty acids have an even number of carbon atoms, because their biosynthesis
   Biosynthesis
   
   Biosynthesis is a phenomenon wherein chemical compounds are produced from simpler reagents. Biosynthesis, unlike chemosynthesis, takes place within living organisms and is generally catalyst by enzymes....
   involves acetyl-CoA
   Acetyl-CoA
   
   Acetyl-CoA is an important molecule in metabolism, used in many biochemical reactions. Its main use is to convey the carbon atoms within the acetyl group to the citric acid cycle to be oxidation for energy production....
   , a coenzyme
   Coenzyme
   
   Many enzymes require a cofactor for catalytic activity, accelerating the transformation of a specific substrate to a particular product. The inactive protein, without the cofactor is called an apoenzyme, while the complete enzyme with cofactor is the holoenzyme....
   carrying a two-carbon-atom group (see fatty acid synthesis
   Fatty acid synthesis
   
   Fatty acids are formed by the action of fatty acid synthase from acetyl-CoA and malonyl-CoA precursors....
   ).
   
   Fatty acids are produced by the hydrolysis
   Hydrolysis
   
   Hydrolysis is a chemical reaction during which one or more water are split into hydrogen and hydroxide ions which may go on to participate in further reactions....
   of the ester
   Ester
   
   An ester is an often Aroma compound organic chemistry or partially organic compound formed by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol or aromatic alcohol with the elimination of water....
   linkages in a fat
   Fat
   
   Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely insoluble in water. Chemistry, fats are generally ester of glycerol and fatty acids....
   or biological oil (both of which are triglyceride
   Triglyceride
   
   is a glyceride in which the glycerol is esterified with three fatty acids. It is the main constituent of vegetable oil and animal fats....
   s), with the removal of glycerol
   Glycerol
   
   Glycerol is a chemical compound also commonly called glycerin or glycerine. It is a colorless, odorless, Viscosity liquid that is widely used in pharmaceutical formulations....
   . See oleochemical
   Oleochemical
   
   Oleochemicals are chemicals derived from biological Vegetable oils or fats. They are analogous to petrochemicals which are chemicals derived from petroleum....
   s.
   
   Fatty acids are aliphatic monocarboxylic acids, derived from, or contained in esterified form in an animal or vegetable fat, oil or wax. Natural fatty acids commonly have a chain of four to 28 carbons (usually unbranched and even numbered), which may be saturated or unsaturated. By extension, the term is sometimes used to embrace all acyclic aliphatic carboxylic acids. This would include acetic acid
   Acetic acid
   
   Acetic acid, CH3COOH, also known as ethanoic acid, is an organic acid which gives vinegar its sour taste and pungent smell. Pure, water-free acetic acid is a colourless liquid that absorbs water from the environment , and freezes at 16.7 Celsius to a colourless crystalline solid....
   , which is not usually considered a fatty acid because it is so short that the triglyceride
   Triglyceride
   
   is a glyceride in which the glycerol is esterified with three fatty acids. It is the main constituent of vegetable oil and animal fats....
   triacetin
   Triacetin
   
   The triglyceride 1,2,3-triacetoxypropane is more generally known as triacetin and glycerin triacetate. It is the ester of glycerol and acetic acid....
   made from it is substantially miscible
   Miscibility
   
   Miscibility is a term commonly used in chemistry that refers to the property of liquids to mix in all proportions, forming a Homogeneity solution....
   with water and is thus not a lipid
   Lipid
   
   Lipids are broadly defined as any fat-soluble , naturally-occurring molecule, such as fats, oils, waxes, cholesterol, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins , monoglycerides, diglycerides, phospholipids, and others....
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2. Guest6520
   

   trigylceride

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