About Lesson
Some naturally occurring Fatty acids
A. Saturated Fatty acids @ Ca La My Pa SA Be Li
- Capric acid
- Lauric acid
- Myristic acid
- Palmitic acid
- Stearic acid
- Arachidic acid
- Behenoic acid
- Lignoseric acid
B. Unsaturated Fatty acids @ PaOLiA
- Palmitolic acid
- Oleic acid
- Linoleic acid
- Linolenic acid
- Arachidonic acid
- Fatty acid in higher animals tends to have a chain length of 16,18 and 20 carbon atoms.
- Oleic acid is the most abundant fatty acid in humans both in depot fat and in milk.