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Bearing three alcohol groups, glycerol is a basic building block for the cell membrane. (Other components include fatty acids and small charged molecules.) And not just in E. coli.

More information: Isaac Justice et al, A tuneable minimal cell membrane reveals that two lipid species suffice for life, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53975-y.