NEETChemistryBiomoleculesMCQ+4 / −1
Phospholipids are esters of glycerol with
- Athree carboxylic acid residues
- Btwo carboxylic acid residues and one phosphate group
- Cone carboxylic acid residue and two phosphate groups
- Dthree phosphate groups.
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Correct answer: B
Phospholipids are derivatives of glycerol in which two of the hydroxyl groups are esterified with fatty acids while the third is esterified with some derivative of phosphoric acid with some alcohol such as choline, ethanolamine, serine or inositol.

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