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How is a fatty acid bad for someone?
A fatty acid breaks down in the human body and transform into a fat that is stored by the body. When the body cannot extract nutrients from something such as a fatty acid, it stores it in the body as fat.
What is the cause of Refsum's disease?
Refsum's disease is caused by a deficiency of phytanic acid hydroxylase, an enzyme that breaks down a fatty acid called phytanic acid.
Is olive oil an essential fatty acid?
No, it's not a fatty acid or essential fatty acid.
Is sucrose a fatty acid?
Sucrose is not a fatty acid.
What type of fatty acid is a propanoic acid?
Propionic acis is not a fatty acid.
Which part of the cell membrane non-polar and prevents the cell from dissolving?
Nonpolar fatty acid chains are nonpolar and prevent the cell from dissolving.
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.
Is a sodium fatty acid salt the same as a carboxylic acid salt?
A fatty acid salt is a kind of carboxylic acid salt. But not all carboxylic acid salts are fatty acid salts.
What are chains of carbon and hydrogen with a carboxyl at one end?
Such compounds are Fatty acids (long chain monocarboxylic acids)
What fatty acid is present in detergent?
i dont think its a fatty acid
Is cholesterol an example of a saturated fatty acid?
no, it is not even a fatty acid.
What is the production of a new fatty acid called?
Biosynthesis of fatty acid .
