GLYCERIDES

Kit Contents:
33 white 1-peg hydrogen
10 red 2-peg oxygen
16 black 4-peg carbon
50 clear, 1.25" PVC, bonds
10 clear, 4cm bonds
5 white, .87" bonds
124 total pieces
Lab procedure and Answer key PDF on this website.

There are enough carbon atoms in this kit to make a triglyceride that has three butyric acid residues. The kit also demonstrates dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis, mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids, the nature of a soap, the nature and function of phospholipids, and, using all the carbon atoms, longer chain fatty acids.

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