OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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Question
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Monounsaturated fatty acid
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Unsaturated fatty acid
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Polyunsaturated fatty acid
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Polysaccharides
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Detailed explanation-1: -A fatty acid containing more than one double bond (C=C). The essential fatty acids omega-3 and omega-6 are polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) that contain 2 or more cis double bonds. Dietary intake of some PUFAs may have beneficial effects on blood pressure, serum lipds, and inflammation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fatty acid chains with double bonds are unsaturated (Figure 2.7. 13). Those with more than one double bond are called polyunsaturated.
Detailed explanation-3: -5.2. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are hydrocarbon chains containing two or more double bonds. The characterisation of PUFAs as either an n-3 PUFA or n-6 PUFA refers to the position of the first double bond relative to the methyl end of the fatty acid. In nature, double bonds are usually in the cis (bent) format.