Described structure of glycerol and fatty acid

Q: Give the structural units common to all:  fats and oils…

A: Lipids are molecules that contain hydrocarbons and make up the building blocks of the structure and…

Q: Why can glycerophospholipids form membranes, while triacylglycerols cannot?

A: Glycerophospholipids are fatty acid diglycerides with a phosphatidyl ester attached to the terminal…

Q: Describe what an isomer is, explain why Glucose, Fructose and Galactose are isomers and describe how…

A: Carbohydrates are molecules which are polyhydric aldehydes or polyhydric ketone.

Q: A bond between a glycerol molecule and up to three fatty acid chains

A: A fat molecule comprises of two fundamental parts: glycerol & unsaturated fats. Glycerol is…

Q: Define the three classifications of lipids.  Explain how are they different.

A: A wide range of chemicals known as lipids have important functions in the human body. They belong to…

Q: What structure(s) contain(s) ribose?

A: Introduction: A pentose sugar present in ribonucleic acid is ribose. Its chemical formula is…

Q: Types of lipids and their explaination

A: Introduction: Lipids are small biomolecules that play an important role in the structure and…

Q: Identify what is the name of this fatty acid.

A: A fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic chain. The unbranched…

Q: List the classes of lipids and provide a function for each.

A: Lipids found in human body can be divided into four classes according to their molecular structure…

Q: Explain the differences between a monosaccharide, a disaccharide, and apolysaccharide, and give an…

A: Carbohydrates are mainly compounds of carbon hydrogen and oxygen. these are also known as…

Q: Example of monomer for carbohydrates

A: Carbohydrates are polyhydroxy aldoses, ketoses and their derivatives that yield such compounds an…

Q: Difference between basic and acidic amino acids.

A: Proteins are the building blocks of the body. It plays an essential role in the body. Proteins are…

Q: Describe the similarities and differences between a liposome and a micelle.

A: A liposome is a spherical-shaped vesicle that is composed of one or more phospholipid bilayers.

Q: Select the lipid that does not have any fatty acyl groups in its structure: glycerophospholipid,…

A: Chemical structure of fatty acyl group is given below.'R' represents the long hydrocarbon chain of…

Q: Explain the effect of a double bond on the shape of fatty acids.

A: Introduction: A fatty acid is made up of a straight chain of an even or odd number of carbon atoms,…

Q: How does putting a double bond in a carbon chain of a lipid affect the structure of the fatty acid?

A: It will produce a bend in the hydrocarbon chain and decreases the packing efficiency. The modified…

Q: Define triglyceride

A: Biological molecules that are present in living organisms and are involved in various biological…

Q: Discuss the biochemically important monosaccharide and explain its significance in human body.…

A: Carbohydrates are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or compounds that can be hydrolyzed…

Q: Name the chemical elements found in lipids

A: Biomolecule, likewise called natural particle, any of various substances that are created by cells…

Q: Explain the difference between aldoses and ketoses including its configuration of D and L

A: Carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids are macronutrients that supply the body with energy and basic…

Q: Glycerolphospholipid head groups include coline, ethanolamine, glycerol and serine. Which of these…

A: Lipids are macromolecules comprised of hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon just like carbohydrates but in…

Q: Explain the three-dimensional structure of a saturated triacylglycerol ?

A: Triglycerides- Triglycerides are a type of lipid, or fat, found in your blood. When you eat, your…

Q: Draw an example of an unsaturated fatty acid in both the cis and trans configuration. Number the…

A: Fatty acids are carboxylic acid with hydrocarbon side chain. Unsaturated fatty acids have double…

Q: List the subunits of lipids

A: Lipids  Lipid is the hydrophobic molecule, in soluble in water.

Q: Which describes the basic structure of a fatty acid

A: Biomolecules are the biological molecules that are present inside the living organisms. These…

Q: A structural element common in all glycerophospholipids is:

A: Glycerophospholipids are the molecule that consists of glycerol, fatty acid, phosphate and alcohol.…

Q: State the structural similarities and differences of cellulose and amylose.

A: Polysaccharides are also known as polycarbonates. They are the most common form of carbohydrates.…

Q: Both deoxyribose and ribose belong to a class of sugar called?

A: Sugar molecules along with the phosphate group form the backbone of the polymers.

Q: Arrange each compound according to its solubility in water. Assume that each acylglycerol contains…

A: Hydrophobicity is the association that is observed if nonpolar groups or molecules are placed in an…

Q: Explanation for functional groups of the macro molecules

A: Functional groups are groups of atoms that are present within the organic molecules. These groups…

Q: Explain the three-dimensional structures of a saturated and unsaturated triacylglycerol ?

A: Triglycerides are form of esters which is formed by linking three fatty acids to a glycerol through…

Q: please list functions of glycoprotein

A: Antibodies are immunoglobulin (Ig) glycoproteins generated by plasma cells (B cells) in response to…