Q.
Triglycerides are fatty acid esters of glycerol, which are formed by the esterification of___ molecule(s) of fatty acids with ___ molecule(s) of glycerol.
The three hydroxyl groups of a glycerol molecule join with the carboxyl groups of three fatty acid molecules to form a fat or triglyceride molecule. The chemical linkage between the glycerol and fatty acids is called the ester bond. It results from the elimination of three molecules of water (condensation or dehydration).