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A triglyceride is composed of three fatty acids attached to a backbone.

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A triglyceride (TG, triacylglycerol, TAG, or triacylglycerol) is a molecule made up of glycerol and three different fatty acids (from tri- and glyceride). Triglycerides are the primary components of human and other mammal bodily fat, as well as vegetable fat. Glycerol is combined with three fatty acid units to create triglycerides.

A triglyceride (TG, triacylglycerol, TAG, or triacylglycerol) is a molecule made up of glycerol and three different fatty acids (from tri- and glyceride). Triglycerides are the primary components of human and animal bodily fat, as well as veggie fat. ... Glycerol is combined with three fatty acid units to create triglycerides. Triglycerides cannot easily travel through cell membranes. Lipoprotein lipases, which are enzymes found on the walls of blood arteries, must break down lipids into free fatty acids and glycerol. Fatty acids can then be taken up by cells via the fatty acid transporter

Triglycerides are not polymers, and fatty acids and glycerol are not monomers because fatty acids and glycerol do not form repetitive chains like other monomers

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