Chapter 2, Problem 2CT

Summary Introduction

To answer:

Dehydrogenation is a chemical reaction in which a saturated fat is converted to an unsaturated fat. The reason why this name is an appropriate one is to be determined.

Introduction:

Lipids are organic compounds which have hydrogen and carbon compounds linked by non-polar covalent bonds. Lipids have both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions. Most lipids are insoluble in water and are referred to being as hydrophobic in nature. Fats have glycerol and fatty acids, and are referred to as triacylglycerol. The fatty acids are classified into saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.