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yo formation of lipid ma lipid kaha form vayo?? RCOOH ta xaina. How is lipid formed??

yo formation of lipid ma lipid kaha form vayo?? RCOOH ta xaina. How is lipid formed??

Well it's your misconception that every ester is lipid. Only the esters of fatty acids are lipids and in the above reaction ester is formed by the removal of a molecule of water. This is simply a general formula . In the same case if the akyl group(-R) is replaced by fatty acid (which is itself a hydrocarbon chain) then that's lipid. Hope you understood.

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