1.14-Triglycerides and fatty acids

What is a triglyceride?

A type of fat

What is an ester bond?

A bond that forms when the hydroxyl group of the glycerol binds with the carboxyl group of the fatty acid.

What is a saturated fat?

A fat with only single bonds between the carbons

What is an unsaturated fat?

A fat with at least 1 double bond between the carbons

Draw the structure of an unsaturated fat.

Draw the structure of a saturated fat.

What does an ester bond look like?

Name the products of lipid breakdown

Glycerol and 3 fatty acids

How are triglycerides formed?

Condensation reaction

How are triglycerides broken down?

Hydrolysis reaction