TABLE Number 11.1 COMMON FATTY ACIDS Number of of Melting Carbon Double Point Atoms Bonds Name Formula (°C) Source 12 0 Lauric acid CH3(CH2)10CO₂H 43 Coconut 14 0 Myristic acid CH3(CH2)12CO₂H 54 Nutmeg 16 0 Palmitic acid CH3(CH2)14CO2H 62 Palm 16 1 Palmitoleic CH3(CH2),CH=CH(CH2) CO₂H -0.5 Macadamia acid nuts 18 0 Stearic acid CH3(CH2)16CO₂H 69 Lard 18 1 Oleic acid CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)-CO₂H 13 Olives 18 2 Linoleic acid CH3(CH2)4(CH=CHCH2)2(CH2)6CO₂H -9 Safflower 18 3 Linolenic acid CH3CH2(CH=CHCH2)3(CH2)6CO₂H -17 Flax

TABLE Number 11.1 COMMON FATTY ACIDS Number of of Melting Carbon Double Point Atoms Bonds Name Formula (°C) Source 12 0 Lauric acid CH3(CH2)10CO₂H 43 Coconut 14 0 Myristic acid CH3(CH2)12CO₂H 54 Nutmeg 16 0 Palmitic acid CH3(CH2)14CO2H 62 Palm 16 1 Palmitoleic CH3(CH2),CH=CH(CH2) CO₂H -0.5 Macadamia acid nuts 18 0 Stearic acid CH3(CH2)16CO₂H 69 Lard 18 1 Oleic acid CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)-CO₂H 13 Olives 18 2 Linoleic acid CH3(CH2)4(CH=CHCH2)2(CH2)6CO₂H -9 Safflower 18 3 Linolenic acid CH3CH2(CH=CHCH2)3(CH2)6CO₂H -17 Flax

Anatomy & Physiology

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Author:Kelly A. Young, James A. Wise, Peter DeSaix, Dean H. Kruse, Brandon Poe, Eddie Johnson, Jody E. Johnson, Oksana Korol, J. Gordon Betts, Mark Womble

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