Question

What is a polymer of a lipid?

Answer 1

Unlike other biomolecule groups, fatty acid monomers are not directly bonded to each other in polymer chains. Dehydration synthesis reactions in lipids form an ester linkage between the carboxyl group of a fatty acid and the hydroxyl group of an alcohol monomer such as glycerol.

Answer 2

A lipid is a polymer made up of three molecules of fatty acids and one molecule of glycerol. They are the main constituents of body fat in humans and other animals, as well as vegetable fat. Glucose molecules are the monomers for polysaccharides. Amino acids are the monomer of the polypeptide chain or proteins.