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Each carbon atom in a lipid's fatty acid chain is joined to another carbon atom by a single bond.
This is because all carbon atoms have two hydrogen atoms (the maximum possible) linked to each of them. since all the possible hydrogen positions are fulfilled it is termed saturated.
If two adjacent carbons lose one hydrogen each the bonds that lost the hydrogen atoms would join together and form an extra bond between the two atoms. Since there is now a possibility to put back two hydrogen atoms, these positions are not filled and so the fat is un-saturated. Saturate=completely fill with no room for more
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoSaturated lipids do not have a double bond (meaning the maximum number of hydrogen are bonded to carbon) and is a solid at room temperature, whereas unsaturated lipids have at least one double bond (no hydrogen present) and is a liquid at room temperature.
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∙ 13y agoUnsaturated lipids have a double bond between carbons that reduces the number of bonded H and causes a bend in the fatty acid chain. Saturated lipids have no double bonds. Lipids with more than one double bond are polyunsaturated fatty acids. And trans fats are lipids with multiple double bonds that occur in such a way that the carbon chain appears straight though it has 2 double bonds so the body cannot digest it properly.
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∙ 9y agoUnsaturated lipids contain double bonds. These lipids are found in plants and fruits, not in the fats of animals like saturated fats.
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∙ 14y agoAt least one (1) carbon-carbon bond in a fatty acid.
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∙ 15y agoA lipid is a polysaccharide of a complex molecule. Unsaturated means that the tail is kinky and there are one or more double-bonds in the tail.
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∙ 16y agoit contains double bonds
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∙ 12y agodouble bonds of carbon
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How do you know if a lipid is saturated?
To be a saturated fat, the lipid has no double bonds. If it has at least one double bond, the lipid is an unsaturated fat.
Is saturated fats a lipid?
Technically yes, however, Saturated Fats are better sub-catagorized under fats themselves. I say that Saturated Fats are technically Lipids because Lipids are composed of: Fats, Oils, and Waxes.
Lipid are classified into two main forms saturated and unsaturated what are they saturated with?
Lipids that are saturated do not have double bonded hydrogen atoms to the carbon skeleton of the molecule. Instead, the molecule has all of its available spaces filled with hydrogen atoms that are bonded to each open carbon atom of the molecule. To make it simple, saturated lipids are saturated with hydrogen.
If there are all single bonds between what in the fatty acid chain then it is said to be?
... a saturated fatty acid: general formula: CH3(CH2)2nCOOH, with n = 0, 1, 2, 3, etc.
Lipid molecules that have the maximum number of hydrogen atoms possible are referred to as unsaturated?
No. Lipid molecules that are unsaturated have less hydrogen atoms because of carbon-carbon double bonds.
How do you know if a lipid is saturated?
To be a saturated fat, the lipid has no double bonds. If it has at least one double bond, the lipid is an unsaturated fat.
What macromolecule is saturated?
A lipid
What macromolecule is Saturated fat?
A lipid
Is saturated fat a monomer of a lipid?
no they are not monomers.
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 type of lipid is stearic acid?
saturated fatty acid
What is the most infuencial lipid in raising blood cholesterol?
saturated fat
Which lipid in a diet that most profoundly raises blood cholesterol?
saturated fat
What kind of lipid does each carbon atom in a lipid's fatty acid chain join with another carbon atom by a single bond?
saturated
Where are lipid found?
in saturated and unsaturated fatsin some vitamins and steroidsin biological membranes
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.
Is saturated fats a lipid?
Technically yes, however, Saturated Fats are better sub-catagorized under fats themselves. I say that Saturated Fats are technically Lipids because Lipids are composed of: Fats, Oils, and Waxes.
