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Fatty acid chains with all single bonds are saturated fatty acids. All of the carbon atoms are saturated with hydrogen atoms.

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A fat is called what if all the fatty acid chains are single bonded to two other carbons and two hydrogens?

If a fatty acid has a completely single-bonded carbon chain with as many hydrogen atoms as possible bound to the chain, it is refered to as a "saturated" fat. It is literally saturated with hydrogen atoms. If the chain has one or more double bonds, those double bonds reduce the number of hydrogen atoms, and so that is an "unsaturated" fat.


How do side chains affect protein structure?

They almost completely determine protein structure. Although protein folding is a process that requires supercomputer power, some general things apply: Hydrophobic side chains associate together to form a fatty center to most proteins oppositely charged side chains associate. Even alpha helixes that are held together by backbone interactions depend on the side chains to form. Three amino acid side chains have especially important effects. Cysteine can form disulfide bonds, so it makes covalent connections between different parts of the peptide. Proline is a ring that incorporates the backbone, so it changes the direction of the chain. Glycine is a single hydrogen, so it is the smallest and most flexible.


What element saturates the carbon chain of a fatty acid?

No particular element saturates a hydrocarbon such as fat. If a hydrocarbon is saturated it means that there are only single bonds in the structure and so for a chemical group to join on, it must replace an already attached group. This means that it is more difficult for the body to dispose of the substance as fewer things will react with it.


What is a proteins main atoms?

Proteins are made of amino acids. The general structure of an amino acid has four components bonded to a single carbon atom. The four components are: a hydrogen atom, a carboxylate group, an amino group, and a variable "R" group. The carboxylate group contains only carbon and oxygen. The amino group contains nitrogen and hydrogen. The most common atoms of protein would be carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen.


What is the arrangement of bacilli in which chains are found?

Bacilli arranged in chains are known as streptobacilli. These chains can vary in length and are commonly seen in certain bacteria like Bacillus anthracis and Streptobacillus moniliformis.

Related Questions

What type of fat bonds carbonhydrogen chains?

Saturated fats have carbon-hydrogen chains with single bonds between carbon atoms. Unsaturated fats have carbon-carbon double bonds, leading to kinks in the carbon-hydrogen chains.


Which family of organic compounds does not contain any multiple bonds?

Saturated hydrocarbons, also known as alkanes, do not contain any multiple bonds such as double or triple bonds. They consist of single bonds between carbon atoms and are saturated with hydrogen atoms.


What type of bonds do alkanes contain?

single only- apex


What are the chemical difference between unsaturated and saturated fat?

All fats contain chains of carbon atoms bonded to hydrogen atoms. In a saturated fat the carbon atoms in the chains are boned to as many hydrogen atoms as possible (that is, 2 each, with the last carbon bonded to 3) and all carbon-carbon bonds are single bonds. In an unsaturated fat some of the carbons are not bonded to the maximum number of hydrogen atoms, and those carbon atoms that are missing hydrogen atoms are double bonded to a neighboring carbon.


Why does hydrogen is attached to carbon molecul with single bond and not with double bond?

Hydrogen typically forms single bonds with carbon because hydrogen only has one electron to share, which pairs with one of carbon's electrons to form a single bond. In contrast, a double bond requires two pairs of electrons to be shared between atoms, which is not possible with hydrogen's single electron.


What is the bond between carbon and hydrogen atoms?

The bond between carbon and hydrogen atoms is a covalent bond, where the atoms share electrons to achieve a more stable configuration. Carbon and hydrogen commonly form single bonds in organic molecules, which are strong and non-polar in nature.


Does H2CO have 2 single bonds?

Yes, formaldehyde (H2CO) has 2 single bonds - one between carbon and oxygen, and another between carbon and each hydrogen atom.


H2CO how many bonds?

There are four total covalent bonds in H2CO. There is a single double bond between the oxygen and the carbon and two single bonds between the carbon and hydrogen atoms.


What are hycarbons with single bonds C between and H atoms?

Hydrocarbons with single bonds between carbon and hydrogen atoms are called alkanes. Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons that consist of only carbon-carbon single bonds and carbon-hydrogen bonds. They form the simplest type of hydrocarbons and have the general formula CnH2n+2.


What type of bond joins carbon atom to each of the hydrogen atoms?

A single (nonpolar) covalent joins the carbon atom to each of the hydrogen atoms.


Why is a saturated hydrocarbon an organic compound which contains hydrogen and carbon joined?

A saturated hydrocarbon contains only single bonds between carbon atoms, making it "saturated" with hydrogen atoms. This type of organic compound forms a continuous chain of carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached to each carbon.


A saturated hydrocarbon is an organic compound which contains hydrogen and carbon joined?

The bond is covalent; the meaning of saturated is a single bond between carbon atoms (C-C).