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Q.1 eWhat are fatty acids? Classify them with suitable examples. |
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Answer» Inchemistry, particularly inbiochemistry, afatty acidis acarboxylic acidwith a longaliphaticchain, which is eithersaturatedorunsaturated. Most naturally occurring fatty acids have anunbranched chainof an even number of carbon atoms, from 4 to 28]Fatty acids are usually not found per se in organisms, but instead as three main classes ofesters:triglycerides,phospholipids, andcholesterol esters. In any of these forms, fatty acids are both important dietary sources of fuel for animals and they are important structural components forcells. |
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