In chemistry, especially biochemistry, an organic acid, or carboxylic acid, with a long aliphatic tail, either saturated or unsatured. |
In chemistry, especially biochemistry, an organic acid, or carboxylic acid, with a long aliphatic tail, either saturated or unsaturated. Industrially, fatty acids are produced by the hydrolysis? of the ester linkages in a a fat or biological oil, with the removal of glycerine. |
Fatty acids are produced by the hydrolysis? of the ester linkages in a a fat or biological oil, with the removal of glycerine. |
where R=CH2(CH2)nCH3 |
where R = CH2(CH2)nCH3 |
In chemistry, especially biochemistry, an organic acid, or carboxylic acid, with a long aliphatic tail, either saturated or unsaturated.
Industrially, fatty acids are produced by the hydrolysis? of the ester linkages in a a fat or biological oil, with the removal of glycerine.
Saturated fatty acids are of the form
O HOC-R
where
R = CH2(CH2)nCH3
Unsaturated fatty acids are of similar form, except that one or more alkene functional groups exist along the chain, substituting singly-bonded
-CH2-CH2-
portions of the chain with doubly-bonded
-CH=CH-
portions.