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Are fatty acids made up of triglycerides?
Posted July 7, 2022
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No, fatty acids are not made up of triglyceride. Rather, fatty acids make up a large portion of a triglyceride molecule. Triglycerides are made up of three different fatty acids esterified with a glycerol backbone.
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