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what are the polymer of lipids
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Lipids do not form polymers in the traditional sense like proteins (polymers of amino acids) or nucleic acids (polymers of nucleotides). Lipids are diverse molecules, including fats, oils, phospholipids, and steroids, composed mainly of carbon and hydrogen atoms. Instead of forming long chains through repetitive bonding, lipids typically aggregate due to their hydrophobic (water-repelling) nature, forming structures like lipid bilayers in cell membranes or lipid droplets for energy storage. The closest concept to a lipid polymer might be the complex assembly of glycerol and fatty acids in triglycerides or the repeated isoprene units in certain steroids, but these do not form the long chains typical of polymers like those found in proteins or polysaccharides.
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