Organic Chemistry
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Chapter 26, Problem 26.29P
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The presence of unsaturated fatty acids makes biological membranes fluid has to be explained.
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Ch. 26.1 - Prob. 26.1PCh. 26.6 - Prob. AQCh. 26.6 - Prob. BQCh. 26.6 - Prob. CQCh. 26.6 - Prob. DQCh. 26.6 - Prob. FQCh. 26 - Prob. 26.2PCh. 26 - Identify the hydrophobic and hydrophilic region(s)...Ch. 26 - Prob. 26.4PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.5P
Ch. 26 - Prob. 26.6PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.7PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.8PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.9PCh. 26 - How many moles of H2 are used in the catalytic...Ch. 26 - Prob. 26.11PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.12PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.13PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.14PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.15PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.16PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.17PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.18PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.20PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.21PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.22PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.23PCh. 26 - Following is a structural formula for cortisol...Ch. 26 - Prob. 26.25PCh. 26 - Draw the structural formula of a lecithin...Ch. 26 - Prob. 26.27PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.28PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.29PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.30PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.31PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.32PCh. 26 - Prob. 26.33P
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