Precursor Lipids

Question 1

What is the chemistry of free fatty acids?

Answer 1

Carbon
Hydrogen
Functional group: carboxylic acid

Question 2

Naturally occurring free fatty acids have what number of carbons?

Answer 2

Even #

Question 3

define saturated fatty acids

Answer 3

Only single bonds (not including functional group)

Question 4

Define unsaturated fatty acids

Answer 4

• naturally occur in cis configuration
• one or more double bond

Question 5

Naturally occurring unsaturated fatty acids are in which configuration?

Answer 5

Cis configuration