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Common Name Systematic Name Structural Formula Lipid Numbers Propionic acid: Propanoic acid CH 3 CH 2 COOH : C3:0 Butyric acid: Butanoic acid CH 3 (CH 2) 2 COOH : C4:0 Valeric acid
A saturated fat is a type of fat in which the fatty acid chains have all single bonds between the carbon atoms. A fat known as a glyceride is made of two kinds of smaller molecules: a short glycerol backbone, and fatty acids that each contain a long linear or branched chain of carbon (C) atoms.
Three-dimensional representations of several fatty acids. Saturated fatty acids have perfectly straight chain structure. Unsaturated ones are typically bent, unless they have a trans configuration. In chemistry, particularly in biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with an aliphatic chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated.
Synthesis of saturated fatty acids via fatty acid synthase II in E. coli. Straight-chain fatty acid synthesis occurs via the six recurring reactions shown below, until the 16-carbon palmitic acid is produced. [2] [3] The diagrams presented show how fatty acids are synthesized in microorganisms and list the enzymes found in Escherichia coli. [2]
A significant proportion of the fatty acids in the body are obtained from the diet, in the form of triglycerides of either animal or plant origin. The fatty acids in the fats obtained from land animals tend to be saturated, whereas the fatty acids in the triglycerides of fish and plants are often polyunsaturated and therefore present as oils.
Palmitic acid (hexadecanoic acid in IUPAC nomenclature) is a fatty acid with a 16-carbon chain. It is the most common saturated fatty acid found in animals, plants and microorganisms. [9] [10] Its chemical formula is CH 3 (CH 2) 14 COOH, and its C:D ratio (the total number of carbon atoms to the number of carbon-carbon double bonds) is 16:0.
Tropical oils (palm oil, palm kernel oil, coconut oil) are naturally rich in saturated fat. They can be further fractionated to increase the concentration of desired fatty acids. [2] Interesterification can be used to mix multiple types of fats, obtaining an oil with intermediate properties. For example, soybean oil and fully-hydrogenated ...
Pentadecylic acid, also known as pentadecanoic acid or C15:0, is an odd-chain saturated fatty acid. Its molecular formula is CH 3 (CH 2) 13 CO 2 H. It is a colorless solid. A laboratory preparation involves permanganate oxidation of 1-hexadecene (CH 3 (CH 2) 13 CH=CH 2). [2] It is one of the most common odd-chain fatty acids, although it is ...