Term: glycerides
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02647

Definition:
esters of glycerol (propane-1,2,3-triol) with fatty acids, widely distributed in nature. They are by long-established custom subdivided into triglycerides, 1,2- or 1,3-diglycerides, and 1- or 2-monoglycerides, according to the number and position of acyl groups (not, as one might suppose, the number of glycerol residues). The recommended method for naming individual glycerides is mono-, di- or tri-O-acylglycerol, as appropriate. G02647.png

Related Terms:
1) esters (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.E02219).
2) fatty acids (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.F02330).
3) acyl groups (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00123).

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Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1337 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)

Citation: 'glycerides' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02647

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