Acylglycerol (Noun)
Meaning
An ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils; "fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid".
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Triglycerides are triesters composed of glycerol bound to three acylglycerol molecules by ester linkages.
- The hydrolysis of acylglycerol is an important step in the production of biodiesel.
- Acylglycerol is synthesized via the action of the enzyme acyltransferase.
- In humans, the concentration of non-esterified fatty acids exceeds that of acylglycerol in the bloodstream.
- Transesterification involves the exchange of fatty acids in an acylglycerol with an alcohol molecule.