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.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1337
See also:
White Book, p. 181
