2007-01-24 03:25:37 · 0 answers · asked by matt v 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
P.S. the lipid / substrate used will be a tryglyceride molecule found in full fat cows milk.
2007-01-24 03:29:29 · update #1
CH2O2CR1 ... CH2OH + HOOCR1
CHO2CR2 --> CHOH + HOOCR2
CH2O2CR3 ... CH2OH + HOOCR3
2007-01-24 03:39:41 · answer #1 · answered by Dr Dave P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Difficult to draw here, but RC(O)OCH2CH(OC(O)R)CH2C(O)R -->HOCH2CHOHCH2OH + 3 RC(O)OH where R is an alkyl or alkenyl chain but the links below should give the general idea. Essentially you are hydrolysing the ester links of the triglyceride to produce 3 fatty acid molecules and one glycerol molecule. The last link shows an animation which is quite neat but probably incorrect - it is likely that each ester link is hydrolysed one by one rather than simultaneously. The lipase acts as a catalyst for the hydrolysis.
2007-01-26 08:04:05 · answer #2 · answered by beernutuk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋