A Monoglyceride is a glyceride in which each glycerol molecule has formed an ester bond with exactly one fatty acid molecule. The more formally correct terms in modern convention are acyl glycerol and monoacylglycerol.
Any monoacylglycerol is either a 1-monoacylglycerol or a 2-monoacylglycerol, depending on the position of the ester bond on the glycerol moiety. 1-monoacylglycerides possess a chiral center at carbon 2. Monoacylglycerols are variously produced by biological or ... Read more
