mixed triglyceride

chemical compound

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composition of fats

  • Palmitic acid is one of the most prevalent fatty acids occurring in the oils and fats of animals; it also occurs naturally in palm oil. It is generated through the addition of an acetyl group to multiple malonyl groups connected by single bonds between carbons. This structure forms a saturated acid—a major component of solid glycerides.
    In fat: Chemical composition of fats

    …the simple type; most are mixed triglycerides (i.e., one molecule of glycerol is combined with two or three different fatty acids). Thus stearodipalmitin, C3H5(OCOC15H31)2(OCOC17H35), contains two palmitic acid radicals and one stearic acid radical. Similarly, oleopalmitostearin, C3H5(OCOC15H31)(OCOC1

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triglycerides

  • lipid structure
    In lipid: Structure

    …different, it is called a mixed triglyceride. For any specific combination of three fatty acids, three different molecules are possible, depending upon which of the three fatty acids is bonded to the central carbon of glycerol. Considering the numbers of common saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids, it is evident…

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