(A) This is the structure of stearic acid ... (it has two), it is a polyunsaturated fatty acid. The omega numbering system has been applied to this molecule. Here, counting in from the omega ...

a fatty compound, or lipid, and proteins that transport the building blocks of adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, an energy molecule made by the mitochondria that fuels cell metabolism. "Down the ...

The hydrophilic head is composed of a choline structure (blue ... atoms in one of the hydrocarbon (fatty acid) tails causes a slight kink on this molecule, so it appears bent.

To make an ester, a hydrogen atom must be removed from the hydroxyl group (–OH) of the alcohol. The –OH portion of the acid's carboxyl group must also be removed. The hydrogren atom and the ...

Several fat-soluble compounds present in brown rice have antioxidant capacity but are present in small quantities. Cycloartenyl ferulate, a relatively abundant molecule, has been revealed as the ...