Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
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ISBN: 9780190209896
Author: Trudy McKee, James R. McKee
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Definition of the following terminologies:

a. Fatty acids

b. Non-saturated fatty acids

c. Polyunsaturated fatty acids

d. Saturated fatty acids

e. An acyl group.

Introduction:

Lipids are the biomolecules present in all living organisms that are insoluble in polar solvents such as water, chloroform, ether, and acetone. These are divided into 5 diverse classes, i. e., fatty acids, triacylglycerols, wax esters, phospholipids, sphingolipids, and isoprenoids.

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