Chapter 15: Q. 15.34 (page 525)
Use line-angle formulas to write the balanced chemical equation for the acid hydrolysis of glyceryl trioleate (triolein).
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The balanced chemical equation for the hydrolysis of glyceryl trioleate acid is

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Chapter 15: Q. 15.34 (page 525)
Use line-angle formulas to write the balanced chemical equation for the acid hydrolysis of glyceryl trioleate (triolein).
The balanced chemical equation for the hydrolysis of glyceryl trioleate acid is

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Among the ingredients in lipstick are beeswax, carnauba wax, hydrogenated vegetable oils, and glyceryl tricaprate (tricaprin).
a. What types of lipids are these?
b. Draw the condensed structural formula for glyceryl tricaprate (tricaprin). Capric acid is a saturated carbon fatty acid.
Describe some similarities and differences in the structures of a saturated fatty acid and an unsaturated fatty acid.
What is the difference in the location of the first double bond in an omega-and an omega--fatty acid (see Chemistry Link to Health "Omega--Fatty Acids in Fish Oils")?
Draw the condensed structural formulas for all the products that would be obtained when the triacylglycerol in problem undergoes complete hydrolysis.
Match the lipoprotein (to ) with its description (a to d).
1. chylomicrons
2. VLDL
3. LDL
4. HDL
a. "good" cholesterol
b. transports most of the cholesterol to the cells
c. carries triacylglycerols from the intestine to the fat cells
d. transports cholesterol to the liver
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