Triacylglycerol structural stabilization

Figure 6. Polymorphic forms of fat crystals, including the possible polymorphic transitions, subcell packing structures, stability characteristic, and triacylglycerol stacking conformations.

Fig. 3. Illustration of molecular interactions most irrfluential to structural stabilization of triacylglycerol crystals.

Neff, W.E. T.L. Mounts W. Rinsch H. Konishi M.A. El-Agaimy. Oxidative stability of purified canola oil triacylglycerols with altered fatty acid compositions as affected by triacylglycerol composition and structure./. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 1994, 71, 1101—1109. 

Chylomicrons, the diameters of which range from 1000-10,000 A, are small droplets of tria-cylglycerol stabilized in the aqueous medium by a membrane-like structure composed of protein, phosphatides and cholesterol. The role of chylomicrons in blood is to transport triacylglycerols to various organs, but preferentially from the intestines to adipose tissue and the liver. The milk fat globules (cf. 10.1.2.3) have a structure... 

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