Key chemical difference between phospholipids and a triglyceride

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Jaelynn Avila

3 November, 20:34

Key chemical difference between phospholipids and a triglyceride

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Jovanni Cannon · Answer 1

Each triglyceride molecule consists of glycerol and three fatty acids, each phospholipid molecule substitutes a phosphate for one of the three fatty acids ...

Averie · Answer 2

the triglyceride does not have a phosphate group. The triglyceride is basically 3 fatty acid chains linked to glycerol, and the phospholipid is made of 2 fatty acid chains, a glycerol group and a phosphate group.