Triacylglycerol is mainly used for storing energy for the long term.
The hydrophobic properties of triacylglycerol allow for dense packing of carbons.
The carbons of triacylglycerol are in a highly reduced form.
Meanwhile, the carbons of glycogen are in a partially oxidized form.
I was a little confused about the reduction of carbon in triacylglycerol, in both an alkane or a carbon dioxide, carbon still officially own 6 electrons, and then I looked it up online and it is not the actual charge that matters, it is the oxidation state.
Gram for gram, triacylglycerol has higher energy density as compared to glycogen; however, glycogen is broken down more rapidly.
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