Explain the structure and the properties of triacylglycerol.

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Structure of triacylglycerol:-
Like triglycerides, they have a glycerol backbone, but it is attached to two fatty acids and a phosphorus group rather than three fatty acids,
Properties:-
Triacylglycerols are essential to cells because they make up most of the cell membrane.

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