Why are lipids good storage molecules?
1 Answer
Nov 12, 2015
Lipids have...
reduced compounds: lots of available energy
hydrophobic nature: good packing
Explanation:
Lipids are reduced compounds meaning that they have lots of available energy. Their hydrophobic nature serves as a "good packing" material as well. Triacylglycerols are the main storage lipids and the primary storage form of lipids is body fat.
