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Triolein (glyceryl trioleate) is a symmetrical triglyceride derived from glycerol and three units of the unsaturated fatty acidoleic acid. Most triglycerides are unsymmetrical, being derived from mixtures of fatty acids. Triolein represents 4–30% of olive oil.[1]
Triolein is also known as glyceryl trioleate and is one of the two components of Lorenzo's oil.[2]
The oxidation of triolein is according to the formula:
C 57H 104O 6 + 80 O 2 → 57 CO 2 + 52 H 2O
This gives a respiratory quotient of 57/80 or 0.7125. The heat of combustion is 8,389kcal (35,100kJ) per mole or 9.474kcal (39.64kJ) per gram. Per mole of oxygen it is 104.9kcal (439kJ).