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Draw the structure of a triaglycerol that fits each description.
Draw the structure of a triacylglycerol that fits each description. Part 1 of 3 A saturated triacylglycerol that formed from three 14-carbon fatty acids.
An unsaturated triacylglycerol that contains a trans double bond in each 4-carbon fatty acid chain.
A mixed triacylglycerol that contains one saturated 8-carbon fatty acid chain and two 6-carbon fatty acid chains with 2 trans double bonds each.
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The below structure shows the saturated triacylglycerol that formed from three 14-carbon fatty acids.This is the structure of a triacylglycerol that is composed of three identical 14-carbon saturated fatty acids (myristic acid, CH3(CH2)12COOH) esterified to a glycerol molecule. The fatty acids are attached to the glycerol backbone through ester linkages between the carboxylic acid group of each fatty acid and the hydroxyl groups of the glycerol. The absence of double bonds in the fatty acids makes this triacylglycerol saturated.