Molecule: triglyceride

Any glyceride resulting from the condensation of all three hydroxy groups of glycerol (propane-1,2,3-triol) with fatty acids.
Synonyms for triglyceride :
Triacylglycerol
Triglycerid
Triglyceride
Triglyzerid
a triacylglycerol
triacylglycerols
triglycerides
Molecular Formula: C6H5O6R3
Molecular wt: 173.10030 g/mole
Charge: 0
SMILES: [*]C(=O)OCC(COC([*])=O)OC([*])=O
InChIKey:
CHEBI:17855
Sample reactions for this molecule:
2-MAG and DAG are transacylated to TAG by PNPLA2/3
TAG is hydrolyzed to DAG by PNPLA2/3
DAG is acylated to TAG by DGAT1/2
triacylglycerol + H2O -> diacylglycerol + fatty acid
ApoB-48:TG:PL complex + 100 triacylglycerols + ApoA-I + ApoA-IV => nascent chylomicron
ApoB-48 + 40 triacylglycerol + 60 phospholipid => ApoB-48:TG:PL complex
Digestion of triacylglycerols by extracellular PTL:colipase
Digestion of triacylglycerols by extracellular CEL (bile salt-dependent lipase)
Digestion of triacylglycerols by extracellular pancreatic lipase-related protein 2
Disassembly of SR-BI-bound spherical HDL