Bundle: Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry, 11th + OWLv2, 4 terms (24 months) Printed Access Card
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ISBN: 9781305705159
Author: Frederick A. Bettelheim, William H. Brown, Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Omar Torres
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 29, Problem 29.19P
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The compound from which CO2 is released in fatty acid synthesis is to be predicted.

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Fatty acids contain carboxylic group at the end of long hydrocarbon chain. On the basis of the presence of double bonds, there are two types of fatty acids, saturated fatty acid and unsaturated fatty acid. The double bonds between carbon atoms are absent in saturated fatty acids, whereas unsaturated fatty acids possess at least one double bond between carbon atoms.

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