MCQ
Phospholipids are esters of glycerol with
- AOne carboxylic acid residue and two phosphate groups
- BThree phosphate groups
- CThree carboxylic acid residues
- ✓Two carboxylic acid residues and one phosphate groups
✓
Answer
Correct option: D.
Two carboxylic acid residues and one phosphate groups
d
Phospholipids are esters of glycerol centigrams of with two carboxylic acid residue and one phosphate group. Hence, phospholipids may be regarded as derivative of glycerol in which two hydroxyl groups are esterified with fatty acid, while third is esterified with phosphoric acid.
Phospholipids are esters of glycerol centigrams of with two carboxylic acid residue and one phosphate group. Hence, phospholipids may be regarded as derivative of glycerol in which two hydroxyl groups are esterified with fatty acid, while third is esterified with phosphoric acid.
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