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How can you tell the difference between a fatty acid and a protein?
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A protein is a biochemical macromolecule made up of amino acid monomers (of which there are 20), while a fatty acid is generally a long aliphatic (hydrocarbon) chain attached to a carboxylic acid moiety. Functionally, fatty acids can be turned into energy, or up to three can be attached to a glycerol backbone to create a di- or tri-acylglyceride to become a component of the bilayer membrane of cells. Proteins can perform a variety of functions in the cell, and can provide structure to the cell (actin filaments), be involved in signaling (G proteins), or have catalytic activity (enzymes).
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Explain the difference between the solubility behaviors of glycerol and triglycerides?
Explain the difference between the solubility behaviors of glycerol,fatty acid and triglycerides
Difference between acid value and free fatty acid?
Free fatty acids are created by separating fatty acids from the fat molecule. To find the ration you must add a solvent agent. The lower the ratio is the better the storage and shelf life of the respective oil or fat will be.
What is Adiponectin?
Adiponectin is a protein. It regulates glucose levels and fatty acid breakdown.
Is there a difference between the two?
Protein shakes are not the same as amino acid supplements. Amino acids will become proteins. Amino acid supplements and protein shakes are popular options.
What is a distinguished characteristics of a saturated fatty acid?
Saturated fatty acids do not have double bonds between carbon atoms and unsaturated.
What is the difference between a hydrocarbon and a fatty acid?
The difference between a hydrocarbon and a fatty acid is that a fatty acid is a hydrocarbon chain with a carboxylic acid head.
What is the Difference between saturated and unsaturated lipid?
The difference is related to which long chain fatty acid is incorporated. If it is a fatty acid that has double bonds, then it is an unsaturated lipid. If it contains fatty acids that have no double bonds, then it is a saturated lipid.
What is the difference between a saturated an a unsaturated fatty acid?
Unsaturated fatty acids have double bond or triple bonds, whereas saturated fatty acids do not.
Is fatty acid an protein?
yes i am pretty sure
Explain the difference between the solubility behaviors of glycerol and triglycerides?
Explain the difference between the solubility behaviors of glycerol,fatty acid and triglycerides
What are the four groups of macro-molecules?
Protein Carbohydrate Fatty Acid Nucleic Acid
What is the difference between a saturaded and unsaturaded fatty acid?
The difference between a saturated and unsaturated fatty acid are the number of hydrogen atoms and double carbon bonds in the fatty acid chain. A saturated fatty acid has no carbon double bonds, two hydrogen atoms for each carbon atom along the chain and three for the carbon atom at each end. In an unsaturated fatty acid chain some of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by a double bond between neighboring carbon atoms. Mon-unsaturated and poly-unsaturated fatty acids differ in the number of double carbon bonds in the chain, and thus the total number of hydrogen atoms.
Explain amino fatty acid in the body?
Amino acids are the building blocks of a protein. Fatty acid is involved in formation of fats. Fatty acid and glycerol are two things that makes up a fat molecule.
Explain the difference between saturated and unsaturated lipids?
The difference is related to which long chain fatty acid is incorporated. If it is a fatty acid that has double bonds, then it is an unsaturated lipid. If it contains fatty acids that have no double bonds, then it is a saturated lipid.
What compound is involved in the activation of acyl compounds in fatty acid synthesis?
In fatty acid synthesis, an acyl carrier protein (ACP) activates the acyl compounds.
Difference between acid value and free fatty acid?
Free fatty acids are created by separating fatty acids from the fat molecule. To find the ration you must add a solvent agent. The lower the ratio is the better the storage and shelf life of the respective oil or fat will be.
What is Adiponectin?
Adiponectin is a protein. It regulates glucose levels and fatty acid breakdown.
