FATTY ACID

Fatty Acid

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FATTY ACIDS

CLASSIFICATION OF FATTY ACIDS

  1. Saturated Fatty acids
  2. Unsaturated Fatty acids
  3. Branched-chain Fatty acids
  4. Cyclic Fatty acids

 “MAJOR SATURATED FATTY ACID AND THEIR SOURCES”  

  • SATURATED FATTY
  • It contains only single bonds in their hydrocarbon chains.
  • General formula: R—COOH    (where R is CH3(CH2)n, )
  • IN HIGHER PLANTS: Palmitic acid(C16)
NAME OF FATTY ACIDSCARBON ATOMSSOURCES
Butyric acid4 carbon atomsBUTTER
Caproic acid6 carbon atomsBUTTER, PALM OIL, COCOCNUT OIL
Caprylic acid8 carbon atomsPALM OIL, COCOCNUT OIL
Capric acid10 carbon atomsPALM OIL, COCOCNUT OIL
Lauric acid12 carbon atomsPALM OIL, COCOCNUT OIL, LAURACEAE
Myristic acid14 carbon atomsCOCOCNUT OIL,BUTTER,SEED FATS
Palmitic acid16 carbon atomsPALM OIL, PLANT FATS, PEANUT OIL
Stearic acid18 carbon atomsPLANT AND ANIMAL FATS
Arachidic acid20 carbon atomsPEANUT OIL
Behenic acid 22 carbon atomsPLANT FATS
Lignoceric acid24 carbon atomsPLANT LIPIDS
Cerotic acid26 carbon atomsBEES WAX, WOOLS

 “MAJOR UNSATURATED FATTY ACID AND THEIR SOURCES”  

  • UNSATURATED FATTY
  • It contains one or more double bonds in their hydrocarbon chains.
  • General formula: R—CH=CH(CH2)n—COOH
NAME OF FATTY ACIDSSOURCES
Palmitoleic acidSARDINE OIL
Oleic acidOLIVE OIL,PEANUT OIL, LINSEED OIL
Linoleic acidOLIVE OIL, PEANUT OIL, CASTER OIL,LINSEED OIL, SOYABEAN OIL
gamma- Linoleic acidLINSEED OIL
Parinaric acidPLANT LIPDS
Erucic acidRAPESEED OIL
Arachidonic acidPEA NUT

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