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Lipid structure

Lipid structure

A triglyceride made from one glycerol backbone joined to three fatty acid chains, with the glycerol backbone and fatty acid chains labelled.

A triglyceride is a lipid made from two kinds of subunit: one glycerol molecule and three fatty acids. The subunit ratio is therefore 1:31:31:3, one glycerol to three fatty acids.

1.3.5 Fatty acids and lipids Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /1.3.5 Fatty acids and lipids

Step-by-step lessons on OCR GCSE Biology 1.3.5 Fatty acids and lipids. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the foundational topics and build up to the higher-tier material.

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