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Do lipids contain a large amount of the element nitrogen?

April 26, 2017contain element large Lipids nitrogen

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Do lipids contain a large amount of the element nitrogen?

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No. Lipids are composed of a “backbone” of glycerol and three carboxylic acid groups of varying length. Both glycerol and carboxylic acids contain only the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.