About Lesson
Triacyl glycerol provides store energy and insulation
Function of triacylglycerol
- Serve as deposit of metabolic fuel.
- Biosynthetic percussor in seed germination.
- Insulation against very low temperature.
Hydrolysis of triacyl glycerol produces soap
Waxes serve as energy stores and water impermeable coating
- Waxes are long ester of long chain saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.
- Bee wax is an ester of palmitic acid with an alcohol triacontanol.