Which of the following statements is not true about phospholipids?
(a) They are similar to triacylglycerols except that the middle OH group of
glycerol reacts with a phosphate rather than with a fatty acid.
(b) They constitute a major component of cell membranes.
(c) Phosphatidic acid is a phospholipid.
(d) The C-2 carbon of glycerol in phosphoacylglycerols has the R configuration

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Answer :

They are similar to triacylglycerols except that the middle OH group of
glycerol reacts with a phosphate rather than with a fatty acid

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