Fat/Oil + Sodium\, Hydroxide \rightarrow Soap + Glycerol\) Fats and oils are esters made from glycerol and long chain fatty ... covalent hydrocarbon ‘tail’ and a polar, ionic ‘head ...

(B) A single glycerophospholipid molecule is composed of two major regions: a hydrophilic head (green ... carbon atoms in one of the hydrocarbon (fatty acid) tails causes a slight kink on this ...