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Lesson 18 lipids pupil sheet
Course: organic- bio chemistry (CHEM153L)
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University: Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan
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Purpose
•To recognise that glycerol with three fatty acids attached is a lipid and specifically a
triglyceride.
•To describe the formation of ester bonds in condensation reactions.
•To recognise differences between saturated and unsaturated lipids.
Procedure
Complete the interactive tutorial that accompanies this activity or read the section on
lipids in your textbook and then use what you have learned to complete this worksheet.
Fats and oils belong to a group of molecules called lipids. Lipids do not dissolve in
water, but do dissolve in non-polar solvents.
Activity 1.17
Lipids
Student
A1.17S
Salters-Nuffield Advanced Biology, Harcourt Education Ltd 2005. ©University of York Science Education Group.
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O
CH2OH
CHOH
CH2OH
CH2O
CHO
CH2O
C
O
C
O
C
O
C
OH
O
COH
O
COH
H2O
Figure 1 Formation of a triglyceride.