Topic: Lipids Polymers Monomers
Answers to Common Questions
What is the monomers and polymers of lipids?
Lipids are not polymers but are macromolecules. So we cannot speak of monomers and polymers of lipids. Lipids are triglycerides, the simplest form being formed by a condensation reaction between a molecule of glycerol (which has 3 -OH group... Read More »
Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_monomers_and_polymers_of_li...
What is monomer polymer and dimer for lipids?
monomer- glycerol/ fatty acid dimmer- n/a polymer - lipid Read More »
Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_monomer_polymer_and_dimer_for_l...
What is the polymer and monomer for a lipid?
Lipids are generally esters of glycerol and fatty acids ("triglycerides") some of them , e.g. the highly unsaturated ones such as found in linseed oil, can polymerise to produce initially a sticky product and eventually a dry solid. This is... Read More »
Source: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071010170907AAgFvOQ
Answers to Other Common Questions
Lipid base units are not considered monomers. The base elements of carbohydrates and lipids are Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen. Read More »
Source: http://www.chacha.com/question/what-is-its-monomer-if-a-lipid-is-...
The monomers of carbohydrates are called monosaccharides and are also called simple sugars. Lipids are any oily organic compound. Read More »
Source: http://www.chacha.com/question/are-carbohydrates-monomers-or-poly...
Lipids do not have monomers like proteins and polysaccharides do. There are many types of lipids and each type includes a specific set of building blocks. Therefore, there are no particular monomers that define a molecule as a lipid or play... Read More »
Source: http://answers.ask.com/Science/Other/what_are_the_monomers_of_lip...
Lipids: have no polymers. Consisted of monomers such as glycerol and fatty acid chains (that can be saturated, or unsaturated, or saturated trans) Proteins: monomers include an Amine group (NH2) + Carboxylic acid group (COOH) **hence the "A... Read More »
Source: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111012183005AATjG9X
Lipid base units are not considered monomers/polymers. One type of lipid or fat is made up of fatty acids and glycerol molecules in a 3:1 ratio. The bonding of three fatty acids to one glycerol molecule creates a triglyceride. They are not ... Read More »
Source: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100905154354AAfn9JR
Carbohydrates: Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, and Polysaccharides. Lipids: Glycerol, and Fatty acids. Nucleic Acids: DNA, RNA, and Nucleotides. Protein: Amino Acids and Polypeptides. Read More »
Source: http://www.chacha.com/question/what-is-the-monomer-and-polymer-na...
glycerol, and fatty acids. These both originated from a minorcan island off the coast of africa when a young spanish explorer named jose' cabrera was searching for the lost treasure of Henry Silacinini(a pirate) and he found a whale which h... Read More »
Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_name_for_the_monomers_in_li...
Want A Personal Answer?
729,837 people are answering.
About - Privacy - AskEraser - Advertise - Careers - Ask Blog - iPhone - Android - Help - Feedback ©2012 Ask.com