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What compounds form fat?
Fats are composed of molecules called triglycerides, which are made up of glycerol and three fatty acids. The fatty acids are chains of carbon atoms bonded together with hydrogen atoms attached. The types of fatty acids present in a fat molecule determine its characteristics.
The elements carbon hydrogen oxygen sulfur and what are found in amino acids?
Nitrogen is also found in amino acids.
What molecules always contain nitrogen?
nitrogen gasammonianitratesnitrogen tri-iodideexplosivesamino acidsproteinsetc.
What general formula represents all fatty acids?
Fatty acids consist of Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H), and Oxygen (O) arranged as a carbon chain skeleton with a carboxyl group (COOH) at one end. The general formula is: CH3(CH2)xCOOH where x is the number of carbon atoms in the chain.
What is the building block of lipids?
The building block of lipids is a molecule called a fatty acid. Multiple fatty acids combine with other molecules, such as glycerol, to form different types of lipids, such as triglycerides and phospholipids.
Does a fatty acid contain nitrogen?
No, fatty acids do not contain nitrogen. They are composed of a hydrocarbon chain with a carboxylic acid group at one end.
How are amino acids different from fatty acids?
Short Answer is: fatty acids lack Nitrogen atoms. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. They are made up of the elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. They have the functional groups carboxyl (COOH) and amine (H2N). Fatty acids or LIPIDS - [fats from animals, oils from plants] - are the building blocks of triglycerides. They are made of of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and DO NOT contain nitrogen. They have the functional groups carbonyl (HCO) and carboxyl (COOH).
How many types of fatty acids are found in human body?
There are two main types of fatty acids found in the human body: saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids. Unsaturated fatty acids can be further classified into monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Distinguish between saturated fatty acids and saturated fatty acids?
There is no difference between saturated fatty acids and saturated fatty acids. If you meant saturated fatty acids and UNsaturated fatty acids, then the unsaturated ones are the ones with double (or, theoretically, triple) bonds in the carbon chain.
Unsaturated fatty acids that have changed to saturated fatty acids are called?
Hydrogenated fatty acids.
What are unsaturated fatty acids?
Unsaturated fatty acids are fatty acids that have double bonds in their long carbon chains.
Are fatty acids polar or nonpolar?
Fatty acids are nonpolar.
What are the two essential fatty acids are?
Mono and polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Why is beef fat a solid at room temperature?
This is because it contains more saturated fatty acids then unsaturated fatty acids. Saturated fatty acids have a higher melting point then unsaturated fatty acids.
What is the difference between fatty acids and fats?
Fatty acids are the building blocks of fats. Fats are made up of a combination of different fatty acids. Fatty acids are the individual molecules that make up fats.
What is contains carbon?
Carbon containing acids are weak acids and fatty acids for example some fatty acids are in meat
Is carbon present in fatty acids or amino acids?
Yes. Carbon is present in fatty acids (carboxylic acids) as well as in amino acids.
