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Snowcat [4.5K]
3 years ago
15

Which substances are most used as building blocks of in the synthesis of lipids

Biology
1 answer:
swat323 years ago
5 0

Fatty acids

Explanation:

Fatty acids are the building blocks in the synthesis of lipids. Lipids are built on repeating fatty acids units.

  • Many esters occurs naturally in plants and animals.
  • Such as fats and oils, waxes, phospholipids and glycolipids.
  • These groups of compound are called lipids.
  • Fatty acids are alkanoic acids and when they combine with alkanals produce esters.
  • They are made up of the carboxylic acid functional group.

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