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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.
When breaking down a monoglyceride what reaction is that?
A monoglyceride is made up of glycerol and one long chain fatty acid, connected to the glycerol by an ester bond. If you break this down to the free fatty acid and glycerol, the process or reaction is known as hydrolysis, or ester hydrolysis.
Is olive oil an essential fatty acid?
No, it's not a fatty acid or essential fatty acid.
What type of fatty acid is a propanoic acid?
Propionic acis is not a fatty acid.
If you isolate a fatty acid with one double bond you know the fatty acid is a?
A monounsaturated fat
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 volatile fatty acid number?
No one fatty acid is volatile.
A(n) fatty acid is the building block of fats?
fatty acid is the answer
Is oil a fatty acid?
it is a fatty
What is the balanced equation for fatty acid and sodium hydroxide?
The balanced equation for the reaction between a fatty acid (such as oleic acid) and sodium hydroxide is: Fatty acid + Sodium hydroxide -> Soap (sodium salt of the fatty acid) + Water
Is a maltose a simple fatty acid?
Maltose is a sugar or carbohydrate and not a fatty acid (carboxylic acid)
