-Lipid
Lipid are diverse group of chemical. The most common type are the triglycerides, which are usually known as fats and oils.
o Triglycerides
Triglycerides are made out of three fatty acid
and one glycerol molecule, Triglyceride are
insoluble in water but soluble in certain
organic soluvents
o Saturated and unsaturated fatty acid and lipid
Fatty acid that have double bond between neighboring carbon atom like -C=C-. Such fatty acid are describe as unsaturated (as they do not contain the maximum possible amount of hydrogen) and form unsaturated lipids, animal lipid are often saturated and accruing as fats.
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