Fatty acid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In chemistry, especially biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid often with a long unbranched aliphatic tail (chain), which is either saturated or unsaturated. Carboxylic acids as short as b...
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Omega-3 fatty acid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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n −3 fatty acids (popularly referred to as ω−3 fatty acids or omega-3 fatty acids ) are a family of unsaturated fatty acids that have in common a final carbon–carbon double bond in the n −3 ...
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Essential fatty acid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Essential fatty acids , or EFAs , are fatty acids that cannot be constructed within an organism (generally all references are to humans) from other components by any known chemical pathways, and th...
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Fatty acids are merely carboxylic acids with long hydrocarbon chains. The hydrocarbon chain length may vary from 10-30 carbons (most usual is 12-18). The non-polar hydrocarbon alkane chain is an important counter balance to the polar acid functional group.
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www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/551fattyacids.html
www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/551fattyacids.html
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fatty acid description ... Carboxylic acids occur in many molecular forms. At first It must be recalled that if the majority of the fatty acids found in lipids are monocarboxylic acids, some of them are dicarboxylic and constitute important metabolic or oxidation products of the previous ones.
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www.cyberlipid.org/fa/acid0001.htm
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Fatty acids are acids produced when fats are broken down. They are considered “good fats.” These acids are not highly soluble in water, and they can be used for energy by most types of cells. They may be monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, or...
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Omega-3 fatty acids are considered essential fatty acids. They are essential to human health but cannot be manufactured by the body. For this reason, omega-3 fatty acids must be obtained from food. ... There are three major types of omega 3 fatty acids that are ingested in foods and used by the body: alpha-linolenic acid...
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www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/omega-3-000316.htm
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