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Fats, Oils, and Fatty Acids

Fats and oils are one class of lipids. In terms of structure, both are triesters of glycerol (triglycerides). [Pg.994]

Hydrolysis of fats yields glycerol and long-chain fatty acids. Thus, tristearin gives glycerol and three molecules of stearic acid on hydrolysis. Table 24.1 lists a few representative fatty acids. As these examples indicate, most naturally occurring fatty acids possess an [Pg.995]

The term feftyac/doriginally referred to those carboxylic acids that occur naturally in triacylglycerols. Its use has expanded to include all unbranched carboxylic acids, irrespective of their origin and chain length. [Pg.995]

TABLE 24.1 Some Representative Fatty Acids continued [Pg.996]

Palmitic acid is the most abundant naturally occurring fatty acid. It is present in many fats and oils and is best known as the major fatty acid component of palm oil. [Pg.996]


Of course, classes/groups of metabolites which occur (almost) ubiquitously or at least frequently in the plant kingdom ( general secondary metabolites ) are also constituents of both large Solanales families (i) phenolics such as simple cinnamic acid derivatives (Sect. 6.4), hydroxycoumarins (Sect. 6.6), hydroxycinnamate conjugates (Sect. 6.7), flavonoids (Sect. 6.8), lignans (Sect. 6.9), (ii) sterols (Sect. 7.6), (iii) carotenoids (Sect. 7.12), (iv) fats/oils and fatty acids (Sect. 8.1), (v) carbohydrates (Sect. 8.2) etc. [Pg.7]

Acetyl Coenzyme A 993 Fats, Oils, and Fatty Acids 994 Fatty Acid Biosynthesis 997 Phospholipids 999 Waxes 1001 Prostaglandins 1002 Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) and COX-2 Inhibitors 1004 Terpenes The Isoprene Rule 1005 Isopentenyl Diphosphate The Biological Isoprene Unit 1008 Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation in Terpene Biosynthesis 1008 24.10 The Pathway from Acetate to Isopentenyl Diphosphate 1011 Steroids Cholesterol 1013 Vitamin D 1016... [Pg.992]

Fats have another important commercial value based on their abihty to react with sodium hydroxide, NaOH, commonly known as lye. When a fat combines with NaOH, an add-base reaction caiied saponification occurs, and a sait and water form. This salt is made up of molecules that have long carboxyhc acid chains and is called soap. A molecule of soap has a charged ionic head and a nonpolar hydrocarbon tail. This structure allows the ionic head of a soap molecule to dissolve in water and the nonpolar tail to dissolve in nonpolar greases. This property gives the soap its cleaning ability. The chemistry of this reaction is also used as a way of classifying Upids. Lipids that react with a base to form soap are caUed saponifiable lipids, which include fats, oils, and fatty acids. [Pg.710]

In contrast with the crops mentioned, essentially all of the wood harvested is destined for industrial uses, rather than food/feed uses. Production of wood for lumber in the United States amounts to about 170 million tons per year while U.S. pulpwood production (destined for all kinds of paper uses) is about 90 million tons/year. A wide variety of industrial chemicals such as turpentine, gums, fats, oils, and fatty acids are produced as byproducts of pulp manufacture. [Pg.21]

Hydrogenation of Fats, Oils, and Fatty Acids— These products include ... [Pg.414]


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