Saponification

Soap

________ acts as a cleaning agent because it forms micelles: spherical structures formed by the self- assembly of amphipathic molecules.

triglycerides

When the ________ are hydrolyzed, sodium salts of the fatty acids are formed.

Fats

________ and oils are triglycerides /triacylglycerols: triesters of glycerol.

Fats and oils are triglycerides/triacylglycerols

triesters of glycerol

they are amphipathic

having both polar and nonpolar regions

soap acts as a cleaning agent because it forms micelles

spherical structures formed by the self-assembly of amphipathic molecules