0
oils tend to be triglycerides ( ester groups with a fatty acid and glycerol as the alcohol ) that contain mono or poly unsaturated fatty acids. The less saturation of a fatty acid the higher the melting point of the compound and is thus less likely to be liquid at room temperature
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoIt is a lipid
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
In unsaturated fats the fatty acid chain is missing some atoms of?
In unsaturated fats, the fatty acid chain is missing some atoms of hydrogen.
A fatty acid is unsaturated if it does what?
contains double bonds.
The carbon chain that makes up part of a lipid is called a?
The carbon chain that makes up part of a lipid is called a fatty acid. A fatty acid chain is a chain of carbon-hydrogen bonds in which there is an even number of carbon molecules.
When a fatty acid has a double bond at the third carbon from the methyl end what type of fatty acid is it considered?
Any fatty acid that has one or more double bonds is considered unsaturated.
What type of fatty acid has double bonds?
The two basic types of fatty acids are saturated and unsaturated. A fatty acid consists of a hydrocarbon chain and a carboxyl group: CH3(CH2)nCOOH Saturated fatty acids have only single bonds between the carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon chain ie the molecule is "saturated" with hydrogen atoms and no more can be added. Unsaturated fatty acids have one or more double bonds between the carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon chain. Fatty acids with a single double bond are called monounsaturated. Fatty acids with two or more double bonds are called polyunsaturated. See:http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/F/Fats.html
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 a unsaturated lipid?
An unsaturated lipid is a fat in which there is at least one double bond within the fatty acid chain. Two kinds of fatty acid chains are monounsaturated and polyunsaturated.
What is unsaturated lipid?
An unsaturated lipid is a type of fat where there is a minimum of one double bond inside the fatty acid chain. The fatty acid chain may be monounsaturated or polyunsaturated.
What kind of lipid has a carbon atom in a lipid's fatty acid chain that is joined to another carbon atom by a singel bond?
unsaturated
What type of lipid is triolein?
Trioelein is a triglyceride. It is derived from glycerol and three units of the unsaturated and oleic acid. Oleic acid is a fatty acid.
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.
Why the double bond in unsaturated fatty acid chain cause bend and what is the effect of that bend on the overall function of lipid?
the double bond causes bending of the lipid because of the cis and trans conformers of the lipid , and the effect of that bending (such as in oleic acid) will make packaging of fatty acids harder.
An unsaturated fatty acid differs from a saturated fatty acid in that the unsaturated fatty acid contains what?
double carbon carbon bonds
What causes an unsaturated fatty acid to have a different shape than an a saturated fatty acid?
Unsaturated fatty acids have double carbon bonds.
What causes an unsaturated fatty acid to have a different shape than an saturated fatty acid?
The double chain in the unsaturated fatty acid cause it to bent; unlike saturated fatty acid which has no double bond, is straight
What cause an unsaturated fatty acid to have a different shape than a saturated fatty acid?
The double chain in the unsaturated fatty acid cause it to bent; unlike saturated fatty acid which has no double bond, is straight
Is an fatty acid A lipid?
Yes, fatty acids are one type of lipid.
