Triglyceride: Triglycerides (also called triacylglycerols, triacylglycerides, or TAGs) are glycerides in which the three hydroxyl groups of glycerol are esterified with fatty acids. They are the main constituents of animal fats and vegetable fats.
In triglycerides, fatty acid chains can have from 4 to 22 carbon atoms, but those of 16 and 18 atoms are the most common lengths. Shorter chains meet in...
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