Biology GCSE
glycerol and fatty acids
What glycerol and fatty acids means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of glycerol and fatty acids
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Lipids are formed from the combination of glycerol and fatty acids, and lipase enzymes break lipids down into these for cellular respiration.
Topics that use glycerol and fatty acids
- Respiration (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Aerobic respiration
- Anaerobic respiration
- Cellular respiration
- Energy transfer
- exothermic reaction
- Fermentation
- glycogen
- homeostasis
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