What is the glycerol backbone?
What is the glycerol backbone? Glycerol is a three-carbon molecule and forms the backbone of triglycerides and phospholipids. Triglycerides have three fatty acids, one attached to each of the carbons in glycerol. Phospholipids use two glycerol carbons to bind fatty acids, and the third to bind a phosphate group. Do phospholipids and triglycerides both have […]