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Lipids are
Triacylglycerol are most abundant lipids, which are mainly found in animal fat and vegetable oils. The saponification reaction of triacylglycerol is an alkaline hydrolysis of these trimesters that forms sodium or potassium salts of fatty acids (soap) and glycerol as the product. The hydrolysis of triacylglycerol can be done in the presence of an aqueous solution of base like
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