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A type of structural lipid consisting of a long fatty-acid chain that is joined to a long alcohol chain?

a fat


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.


A fatty acid that contains a chain of 10 carbons and one double bond is termed a?

A fatty acid that contains a chain of 10 carbons and one double bond is termed monounsaturated, medium chain fatty acid. The process of adding hydrogen too an unsaturated fatty acid and creating a more solid fat is called hydrogenation.


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.


In the triglycerides molecules shown below what are the three molecules attached to the glycerol molecules?

FATTY ACIDS APEX


How many fatty acid chain are in a phospholpid?

A phospholipid contains two fatty acid chains.


Is undecanoic acid a fatty acid?

Yes. A straight-chain, eleven-carbon saturated medium-chain fatty acid found in body fluids; the most fungitoxic of the C7:0 - C18:0 fatty acid series.


Is hydrochloric acid a fatty acid?

No, hydrochloric acid is not a fatty acid.It is a mineral acid. A fatty acid is that acid which has carboxyllic group attached to a long aliphatic chain. The aliphatic chain may or may not be saturated.


How many fatty acids in cholesterol esters?

Cholesterol esters typically contain one fatty acid molecule esterified to a cholesterol molecule. Therefore, each cholesterol ester consists of a single fatty acid chain linked to cholesterol. The specific type of fatty acid can vary, leading to different types of cholesterol esters, but the number of fatty acids remains one per cholesterol ester.


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


Why is oleic acid not classified as a saturated fatty acid?

Oleic acid has one double bond in its carbon chain, making it a monounsaturated fatty acid. Saturated fatty acids have no double bonds in their carbon chain, which is why oleic acid is not classified as saturated.