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simple triglyceride

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Chemical composition of fats
Simple triglycerides are those in which each molecule of glycerol is combined with three molecules of one acid—e.g., tripalmitin, C₃H₅(OCOC₁₅H₃₁)₃, the glyceryl ester of palmitic acid, C₁₅H₃₁COOH. Only a few of the glycerides occurring in nature are of the simple type; most are mixed triglycerides
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Simple triglycerides are those in which each molecule of glycerol is combined with three molecules of one acid—e.g., tripalmitin, C₃H₅(OCOC₁₅H₃₁)₃, the glyceryl ester of palmitic acid, C₁₅H₃₁COOH. Only a few of the glycerides occurring in nature are of the simple type; most are mixed triglycerides
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