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When a molecule of glycerol reacts with one or more fatty acids an ester linkage results. The formation of this linkage is a result of a reaction between

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter2: Molecules Of Life

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Problem 8SQ: Unlike saturated fatty acids, the tails of unsaturated fatty acids incorporate one or more _______....

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