Question

What are glycerides of fatty acids?

• A. Lecithin
• B. Phospholipids of plasma membrane
• C. Vegetable oils
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above

Glyceride denotes a fatty ester of glycerol. The term is usually used in combination with phospho- (phosphoglyceride). The use of mono-, di-, and triglyceride is being replaced by the more precise terms mono-, di-, and triacylglycerol, respectively.

Lecithin is any of a group of phospholipids that on hydrolysis yield two fatty acid molecules and a molecule each of glycero-phosphoric acid and choline. They are found in nervous tissue, especially myelin sheaths and egg yolk, and in the plasma membrane of plant and animal cells.

Vegetable oils are the oils and fats obtained from plants.